CVE-2018-4290 Denial of service in iOS, watchOS
An attacker can cause a denial of service on iOS and watchOS devices through improper memory handling, requiring an OS update to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-4290?
CVE-2018-4290 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 3 Apr 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A denial of service issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue affected versions prior to iOS 11.4.1, watchOS 4.3.2.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-4290?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Watchos.
How do I fix CVE-2018-4290?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-4290 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-2018-4290 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-4290 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Iphone Os
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5w44-jhc3-gqqj.