CVE-2018-4172 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2018-4172?

CVE-2018-4172 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 3 Apr 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.3 is affected. The issue involves the "Find My iPhone" component. It allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the iCloud password requirement for disabling the "Find My iPhone" feature via vectors involving a backup restore.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-4172?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Iphone Os.

How do I fix CVE-2018-4172?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-4172 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-4172 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-4172 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2016-4657 Apple iOS Webkit Memory Corruption Exploited High 8.8
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All Apple Iphone Os vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-hc47-w9jf-cv4v.