CVE-2018-4142 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Apple's CoreText component in iOS prior to 11.3, macOS prior to 10.13.4, tvOS prior to 11.3, and watchOS prior to 4.3. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to crash applications by sending a specially crafted string. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), it is easily exploitable over the network without user interaction, leading to high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 11.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 10.13.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 11.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 4.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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