CVE-2018-4197 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit, affecting iOS prior to 12, tvOS prior to 12, Safari prior to 12, iTunes 12.9 for Windows, and iCloud for Windows 7.7. This flaw, rated 8.8 HIGH on CVSS, allows an unauthenticated attacker to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability through a low-complexity attack requiring user interaction. While not listed in CISA KEV, a public exploit (EDB-45489) exists, and it has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating its potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 7.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:icloud:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 12.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.