#VU15657 Resource exhaustion in Apple iOS - CVE-2018-4409

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#VU15657 Resource exhaustion in Apple iOS - CVE-2018-4409

Published: October 31, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU15657
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4409
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Apple iOS
Software vendor:
Apple Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to resource exhaustion in Webkit component when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, consume excessive resources and cause the service to crash.


Remediation

Update to version 12.1.

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