PT-2018-16456 · Apple · Ios+1

Joshua Pokotilow · Published 2018-04-13 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2018-4173

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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 Status Bar component and allows for invisible microphone access 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

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-4173

Affected Products

Ios

Apple Macos

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-4173 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT208692 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4173 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/HT208693 · Vendor Advisory