CVE-2018-4249

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 pktmnglr_ipfilter_input in com.apple.packet-mangler in the "Kernel" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (integer overflow and stack-based buffer overflow) via a crafted app.

Score

CVSS 3.0 7.8 High

Status

Modified - product-security@apple.com

Published

2018-06-08

Last modified

2024-08-05

Weaknesses

CWE-190, CWE-787

Affected products

• Apple Tv (Apple)
• Iphone Os (Apple)
• Mac Os X (Apple)
• Watchos (Apple)

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172828/Apple-packet-mangler-Remote-Code-Execution.html
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041027
• https://lgtm.com/blog/apple_xnu_packet_mangler_CVE-2017-13904
• https://support.apple.com/HT208848
• https://support.apple.com/HT208849
• https://support.apple.com/HT208850
• https://support.apple.com/HT208851