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CVE-2018-4167

HIGH
7.0
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.3 is affected. macOS before 10.13.4 is affected. tvOS before 11.3 is affected. watchOS before 4.3 is affected. The issue involves the "File System Events" component. A race condition allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.

How to fix

Remediation Available
iphone osNVD
Affected:< 11.3Fixed in:11.3CVE-2018-4167derived from NVD
mac os xNVD
Affected:< 10.13.4Fixed in:10.13.4CVE-2018-4167derived from NVD
tvosNVD
Affected:< 11.3Fixed in:11.3CVE-2018-4167derived from NVD
watchosNVD
Affected:< 4.3Fixed in:4.3CVE-2018-4167derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.15%probability of exploitation in 30 days
63rdpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 63% of all known CVEs.

References

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CVE-2024-27983High8.287%-Fix
CVE-2014-0226Medium6.886%-Fix
CVE-2016-5195High7.084%KEVFix
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.