CVE-2018-4211

HIGH

Apple tvOS < 11.4 - Remote Code Execution via Crafted Font File

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.4 is affected. macOS before 10.13.5 is affected. tvOS before 11.4 is affected. watchOS before 4.3.1 is affected. The issue involves the "FontParser" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted font file.

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT208850
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT208851
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041027
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT208848
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT208849

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0176
EPSS Percentile 75.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (4)
apple/apple_tv < 11.4
apple/iphone_os < 11.4
apple/mac_os_x < 10.13.5
apple/watchos < 4.3.1
Published Jun 08, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026