Memory corruption in Apple iOS - CVE-2018-4427
Published: October 31, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15644
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4427
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to a boundary error in IOHIDFamily component when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into processing a specially crafted input, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Affected software
Apple iOS
macOS
tvOS
macOS
tvOS
How to mitigate CVE-2018-4427
Update to version 12.1.
Apple iOS - update to 12.1 16B92
macOS - update to 10.14.2 18C54
tvOS - update to 12.1.1
macOS - update to 10.14.2 18C54
tvOS - update to 12.1.1