CVE-2018-4460 Denial of service in iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS
An attacker can cause a denial of service on Apple devices by exploiting a vulnerability in the operating system kernel or system services.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-4460?
CVE-2018-4460 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 3 Apr 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A denial of service issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue affected versions prior to iOS 12.1.1, macOS Mojave 10.14.2, tvOS 12.1.1, watchOS 5.1.2.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-4460?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Mac Os X, Apple Tvos, Apple Watchos.
How do I fix CVE-2018-4460?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-4460 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-2018-4460 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-4460 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Iphone Os
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m8mh-crf3-879c.