CVE-2018-4429 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A spoofing issue existed in the handling of URLs. This issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue affected versions prior to iOS 12.1.1, watchOS 5.1.2.

Published: 2019-04-03

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very 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

n/a

iOS, watchOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Versions prior to: iOS 12.1.1, watchOS 5.1.2`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos::::::::

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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-2018-16215	A spoofing issue existed in the handling of URLs. This issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue affected versions prior to iOS 12.1.1, watchOS 5.1.2.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00785.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209340
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209343

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Iphone Os Watchos

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2019-04-03T17:43:18.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T05:11:22.927Z

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

Link: CVE-2018-4429

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-04-03T18:29:15.423

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:58:58.173

Link: CVE-2018-4429

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-20
Improper Input Validation

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