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CVE-2018-4124
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products.
Impact
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.2.6 is affected. macOS before 10.13.3 Supplemental Update is affected. tvOS before 11.2.6 is affected. watchOS before 4.2.3 is affected. The issue involves the "CoreText" component. It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted string containing a certain Telugu character.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | Iphone Os | before 11.2.6 |
| Apple | Mac Os X | before 10.13.3 |
| Apple | Tvos | before 11.2.6 |
| Apple | Watchos | before 4.2.3 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040396
- https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2018/02/20/apple-fixes-that-1-character-to-crash-your-mac-and-iphone-bug/
- https://support.apple.com/HT208534
- https://support.apple.com/HT208535
- https://support.apple.com/HT208536
- https://support.apple.com/HT208537
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040396
- https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2018/02/20/apple-fixes-that-1-character-to-crash-your-mac-and-iphone-bug/
- https://support.apple.com/HT208534
- https://support.apple.com/HT208535
- https://support.apple.com/HT208536
- https://support.apple.com/HT208537