CVE-2018-4206 is a memory corruption vulnerability in the Crash Reporter component of Apple's iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS operating systems (versions prior to 11.3.1, 10.13.4 Security Update 2018-001, 11.4, and 4.3.1 respectively). An attacker can exploit this by crafting an application that replaces a privileged port name, leading to arbitrary code execution or a denial of service. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (High), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and resulting in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, a public exploit (EDB-44562) exists, and it has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, though it is currently considered inactive on the Hot List.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 11.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_tv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 11.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 10.13.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 4.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.