CVE-2018-4249

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    CVE-2018-4249

    Published: 8 Jun 2018Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.4 is affected. macOS before 10.13.5 is affected. tvOS before 11.4 is affected. watchOS before 4.3.1 is affected. The issue involves pktmnglr_ipfilter_input in com.apple.packet-mangler in the "Kernel" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (integer overflow and stack-based buffer overflow) via a crafted app.

    References: , http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172828/Apple-packet-mangler-Remote-Code-Execution.html, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041027, https://support.apple.com/HT208848, https://support.apple.com/HT208849, https://support.apple.com/HT208850, https://support.apple.com/HT208851, https://lgtm.com/blog/apple_xnu_packet_mangler_CVE-2017-13904

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High