Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 3, 2018· Updated Aug 5, 2024
CVE-2018-4142
CVE-2018-4142
Description
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.3 is affected. macOS before 10.13.4 is affected. tvOS before 11.3 is affected. watchOS before 4.3 is affected. The issue involves the "CoreText" component. It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted string.
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Affected products
3- Range: <11.3
- Range: <10.13.4
- Range: <11.3
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
6- www.securitytracker.com/id/1040604mitrevdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1040608mitrevdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- support.apple.com/HT208692mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
- support.apple.com/HT208693mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
- support.apple.com/HT208696mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
- support.apple.com/HT208698mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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