CVE-2018-4124
CRITICALiPhone OS < 11.2.6, macOS < 10.13.3, tvOS < 11.2.6, watchOS < 4.2.3 - Denial of Service via Telugu Character Processing
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2018-4124. PoCs published by jamf.
Description
An 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.
Exploits (1)
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT208534
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT208537
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT208535
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040396
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2018/02/20/apple-fixes-that-1-character-to-crash-your-mac-and-iphone-bug/
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT208536
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.0669
EPSS Percentile
93.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (4)
apple/iphone_os
< 11.2.6
apple/mac_os_x
< 10.13.3
apple/tvos
< 11.2.6
apple/watchos
< 4.2.3
Published
Apr 03, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026