#VU13820 Memory corruption in Apple iOS - CVE-2018-4290 

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#VU13820 Memory corruption in Apple iOS - CVE-2018-4290

Published: July 11, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU13820
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4290
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Apple iOS
Software vendor:
Apple Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when processing an emoji under certain configurations. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted input, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.


Remediation

Update to version 11.4.1.

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