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CVE-2018-4344
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue affected versions prior to iOS 12, macOS Mojave 10.14,…
High7.8Known exploitedEPSS 2.4%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- apple
Description
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue affected versions prior to iOS 12, macOS Mojave 10.14, tvOS 12, watchOS 5.
Exploited in the wild
CISA lists this vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption Vulnerability.
- Added
- 27 Jun 2022
- Fix due (US federal)
- 18 Jul 2022
- Used by ransomware
- Not known
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Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.4% · top 16% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
- An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-119 and its CVEs
Affected products
iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS
- affected Versions prior to: iOS 12, macOS Mojave 10.14, tvOS 12, watchOS 5
References (5)
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209107 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209106 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209139 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209108 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-4344 (opens in a new tab)government-resource
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- CISA KEV catalog (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2018-4344)Record last updated .