CVE-2018-4198 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Apple operating systems by sending a crafted text file to the UIKit component.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-4198?
CVE-2018-4198 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 8 Jun 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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 "UIKit" component. It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted text file.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-4198?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Apple Apple Tv, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Mac Os X, Apple Watchos.
How do I fix CVE-2018-4198?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-4198 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2018-4198 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-4198 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Iphone Os
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pf78-5f4c-2gcx.