Denial of service in Apple iOS - CVE-2018-4460

 

Denial of service in Apple iOS - CVE-2018-4460

Published: December 6, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU16291
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4460
CWE-ID: CWE-264
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 cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to an error in the Kernel component. A local attacker can conduct DoS attack and cause the device to crash.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-4460

Update to version 12.1.1.

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