CVE-2018-4248 — An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue affected versions prior to iOS 11.4.1, macOS High Sierra 10.13.6, tvOS 11.4.1, watchOS 4.3.2.

01What is this vulnerability?

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue affected versions prior to iOS 11.4.1, macOS High Sierra 10.13.6, tvOS 11.4.1, watchOS 4.3.2.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS	Versions prior to: iOS 11.4.1, macOS High Sierra 10.13.6, tvOS 11.4.1, watchOS 4.3.2

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2019-04-03T17:43:12.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-05T05:11:21.418Z

09References

• support.apple.com — https://support.apple.com/kb/HT208937
• support.apple.com — https://support.apple.com/kb/HT208938
• support.apple.com — https://support.apple.com/kb/HT208935
• support.apple.com — https://support.apple.com/kb/HT208936