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CVE-2018-4206

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.3.1 is affected. macOS before 10.13.4 Security Update 2018-001 is affected. tvOS before 11.4 is affected. watchOS before 4.3.1 is affected. The issue involves the "Crash Reporter" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app that replaces a privileged port name.

CVSS 7.8 · HighBuzz score 20.4

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 20.4

This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.

Buzz score components · mention 13.9 · diversity 6.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Mention score
13.9
3 evidence mentions in the snapshot
Diversity score
6.5
2 sources across 1 categories
KEV score
0.0
No KEV entry observed
OTX score
0.0
0 OTX pulses
PoC score
0.0
0 repos · best confidence N/A
Best PoC traction
0
Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

Total mentions
0
within the 30d window
Peak daily
0
highest bucket

Evidence

Source links by recency

Newest mentions first
3 source links · newest first
  • It’s time to update your Apple devices and software again: the company has pushed out security updates for macOS, iOS, watchOS, tvOS, Safari, and iCloud and iTunes for Windows. The iCloud and iTunes updates include an almost identical list of plugged flaws: a bucketful of vulnerabilities in the WebKit browser engine, the majority of which can lead to arbitrary code execution, and three authorization issues discovered by software developer and researcher Abraham Masri, which could … More →

    newswww.helpnetsecurity.comJun 4, 2018, 3:25 PM
  • It’s time to update your Mac and iOS-powered devices again: Apple has plugged four vulnerabilities, two of which could be exploited to execute arbitrary code if a user visits a malicious website. The two critical vulnerabilities (CVE-2018-4200, CVE-2018-4204) affect WebKit, the web browser engine used in Apple’s Safari browser (both the Mac and the iOS version). They have been discovered and flagged by Ivan Fratric of Google Project Zero and Richard Zhu working with Trend … More →

    newswww.helpnetsecurity.comApr 25, 2018, 3:24 PM
  • Apple Patches macOS, iOS, SafariSecurityWeek

    Apple this week released patches to address a handful of security vulnerabilities in macOS, iOS, and Safari.

    newswww.securityweek.comApr 25, 2018, 10:45 AM

Exploit code

Public exploit repository references

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0 repository references · best confidence N/A · max 0 stars
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