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CVE-2018-4249

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-4249 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting iOS before 11.4, macOS before 10.13.5, tvOS before 11.4, and watchOS before 4.3.1. It involves an integer overflow and stack-based buffer overflow in the kernel's packet-mangler component, allowing a crafted app to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 7.8, this vulnerability presents a significant risk due to its local attack vector and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 11.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_tv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 11.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 10.13.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 4.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.22%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
80.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0222 is in the 81st percentile among its peer group of 11,617 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/172828/Apple-packet-mangler-Remote-Code-Execution.html
lgtm.com / blog/apple_xnu_packet_mangler_CVE-2017-13904
ExploitMitigationThird Party Advisory
support.apple.com / HT208848
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT208849
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT208850
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT208851
Vendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id/1041027
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry