CVE-2018-4124

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-4124
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-04-03 06:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-03-08 16:06:00 UTC
DescriptionAn issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.2.6 is affected. macOS before 10.13.3 Supplemental Update is affected. tvOS before 11.2.6 is affected. watchOS before 4.2.3 is affected. The issue involves the "CoreText" component. It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted string containing a certain Telugu character.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Iphone Os All All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os All All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X All All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X All All All All
Operating System Apple Tvos All All All All
Operating System Apple Tvos All All All All
Operating System Apple Watchos All All All All
Operating System Apple Watchos All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
About the security content of iOS 11.2.6 - Apple Support CONFIRM support.apple.com Vendor Advisory
Apple macOS/OS X Character Processing Flaw in CoreText Lets Remote Users Cause the Target Service to Crash - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
About the security content of watchOS 4.2.3 - Apple Support CONFIRM support.apple.com Vendor Advisory
About the security content of macOS High Sierra 10.13.3 Supplemental Update - Apple Support CONFIRM support.apple.com Vendor Advisory
About the security content of tvOS 11.2.6 - Apple Support CONFIRM support.apple.com Vendor Advisory
Apple fixes that “1 character to crash your Mac and iPhone” bug – Naked Security MISC nakedsecurity.sophos.com Third Party Advisory
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