PT-2018-16442 · Apple · Ios+2

Samuel Groß · Published 2018-04-03 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2018-4156

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.6

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions iOS versions prior to 11.3 macOS versions prior to 10.13.4

Description The issue involves the PluginKit component and is related to a race condition. This condition allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.

Recommendations For iOS versions prior to 11.3, update to version 11.3 or later. For macOS versions prior to 10.13.4, update to version 10.13.4 or later.

Fix

Race Condition

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-362

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-4156

Affected Products

Pluginkit

Ios

Apple Macos

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4156 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/HT208692 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-4156 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT208693 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1040604 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/103581 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1040608 · Note