CVE-2018-4100

Apple Security Advisory 2018-1-23-1

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.2.5 is affected. macOS before 10.13.3 is affected. watchOS before 4.2.2 is affected. The issue involves the "LinkPresentation" component. It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a crafted text message.

Se ha descubierto un problema en algunos productos Apple. Las versiones de iOS anteriores a la 11.2.5, las versiones de macOS anteriores a la 10.13.3 y las versiones de watchOS anteriores a la 4.2.2 se han visto afectadas. El problema afecta al componente "LinkPresentation". Permite que los atacantes remotos provoquen una denegación de servicio (consumo de recursos) mediante un mensaje de texto manipulado.

macOS High Sierra 10.13.3, Security Update 2018-001 Sierra, and Security Update 2018-001 El Capitan are now available and address memory corruption, race condition, and various other vulnerabilities.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2018-01-02 CVE Reserved
2018-01-24 CVE Published
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CAPEC

References (6)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102772	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040265	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040267	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://support.apple.com/HT208463	2019-10-03
https://support.apple.com/HT208464	2019-10-03
https://support.apple.com/HT208465	2019-10-03

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Iphone Os Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os"				< 11.2.5 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os" and version " < 11.2.5"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				< 10.13.3 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version " < 10.13.3"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Watchos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Watchos"				< 4.2.2 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Watchos" and version " < 4.2.2"		-		Affected