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CVE-2018-4211

HIGHEPSS 75th pctl
7.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.4 is affected. macOS before 10.13.5 is affected. tvOS before 11.4 is affected. watchOS before 4.3.1 is affected. The issue involves the "FontParser" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted font file.

How to fix

Remediation Available
apple tvNVD
Affected:< 11.4Fixed in:11.4CVE-2018-4211derived from NVD
iphone osNVD
Affected:< 11.4Fixed in:11.4CVE-2018-4211derived from NVD
mac os xNVD
Affected:< 10.13.5Fixed in:10.13.5CVE-2018-4211derived from NVD
watchosNVD
Affected:< 4.3.1Fixed in:4.3.1CVE-2018-4211derived 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 ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.76%probability of exploitation in 30 days
75thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 75% of all known CVEs.

References

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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.