CVE-2018-4148 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.3 is affected. The issue involves the "Telephony" component. A buffer overflow allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Published: 2018-04-03

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 5.2% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-15934	An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.3 is affected. The issue involves the "Telephony" component. A buffer overflow allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.05196.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103578
https://comsecuris.com/blog/posts/theres_life_in_the_old_dog_yet_tearing_new_holes_into_inteliphone_cellular_modems/
https://support.apple.com/HT208693

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Iphone Os

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2018-04-03T06:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T05:04:29.796Z

Reserved: 2018-01-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-4148

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-04-03T06:29:06.733

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:58:27.230

Link: CVE-2018-4148

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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