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CVE-2018-4427 (GCVE-0-2018-4427)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-04-03 17:43 – Updated: 2024-08-05 05:11
VLAI
Summary
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue affected versions prior to: iOS 12.1, watchOS 5.1.2, tvOS 12.1.1, macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 Security Update 2018-003 High Sierra, macOS Sierra 10.12.6 Security Update 2018-006.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a watchOS, tvOS, macOS Affected: Versions prior to: watchOS 5.1.2, tvOS 12.1.1 macOS Sierra 10.12.6, macOS High Sierra 10.13.6, iOS 12.1
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