CVE-2018-4381

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Published Oct 27, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

A resource exhaustion issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in tvOS 12.1, iOS 12.1. Processing a maliciously crafted message may lead to a denial of service.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Apple

iOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 12.1

Apple

tvOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 12.1

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos::::::::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-16167	A resource exhaustion issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in tvOS 12.1, iOS 12.1. Processing a maliciously crafted message may lead to a denial of service.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.614% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209192
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209194

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Iphone Os Tvos

Weaknesses

CWE-400

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 5:11 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apple
Published: Oct 27, 2020, 7:18 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 5:11 AM
Reserved: Jan 2, 2018, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:58 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 27, 2020, 8:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:58 AM

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