CVE-2018-4339 Information disclosure in iOS
Medium 5.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-4339 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2018-4339 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 27 Oct 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-4339 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Apple Iphone Os. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-4339/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-4339/index.md)
A local user can read a persistent device identifier on iOS, exposing unique device information.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-4339?
CVE-2018-4339 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 27 Oct 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
This issue was addressed with a new entitlement. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.1. A local user may be able to read a persistent device identifier.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-4339?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Iphone Os.
How do I fix CVE-2018-4339?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-4339 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-4339 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-4339 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Iphone Os
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cg6h-7cf6-v3hp.