Resource exhaustion in Apple iOS - CVE-2018-4409
Published: October 31, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15657
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
Apple iOS
Apple iOS
Detailed vulnerability 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-4409
Update to version 12.1.