Security restrictions bypass in Apple iOS - CVE-2018-4275

 

Security restrictions bypass in Apple iOS - CVE-2018-4275

Published: July 11, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU13818
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4275
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
Apple iOS

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when handling malicious input. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application, trigger memory corruption and break out of the sandbox.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-4275

Update to version 11.4.1.

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