CVE-2018-4220

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-4220
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-06-08 18:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC
DescriptionAn issue was discovered in certain Apple products. Swift before 4.1.1 Security Update 2018-001 is affected. The issue involves the "Swift for Ubuntu" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context because write and execute permissions are enabled during library loading.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-732

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apple Swift All All All All
Application Apple Swift All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Apple Swift CVE-2018-4220 Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
About the security content of Security Update 2018-001 Swift 4.1.1 for Ubuntu 14.04 - Apple Support CONFIRM support.apple.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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