An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.2.5 is affected. tvOS before 11.2.5 is affected. watchOS before 4.2.2 is affected. The issue involves the "Core Bluetooth" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.
CVE-2018-4087
Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-14. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.
- Public exploit code is available (Exploit-DB (verified), public exploit)
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.8
- EG Score
- 7.8(medium)
- EG Risk
- 66(Track)EG Risk 66/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity78% × 45%Exploitation65% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 7%
- EPSS %ILE
- 94%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
April 3, 2018
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (14)
- product-security@applehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102774
- product-security@applehttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040265
- product-security@applehttps://blog.zimperium.com/cve-2018-4087-poc-escaping-sandbox-misleading-bluetoothd/
- product-security@applehttps://support.apple.com/HT208462
- product-security@applehttps://support.apple.com/HT208463
- product-security@applehttps://support.apple.com/HT208464
- product-security@applehttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44215/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102774
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040265
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://blog.zimperium.com/cve-2018-4087-poc-escaping-sandbox-misleading-bluetoothd/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/HT208462
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/HT208463
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/HT208464
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44215/
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Publicly available exploits
(4 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (3 GitHub PoCs) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- GitHub PoCjoedaguy/Exploit11.2First seen Mar 8, 2018
Exploit iOS 11.2.x by ZIMPERIUM and semi-completed by me. Sandbox escapes on CVE-2018-4087.
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-44215✓ verifiedFirst seen Feb 28, 2018
Apple iOS 11.2.5 / watchOS 4.2.2 / tvOS 11.2.5 - 'bluetoothd' Memory Corruption
Open source ↗ - GitHub PoCMTJailed/UnjailMeFirst seen Feb 28, 2018
A sandbox escape based on the proof-of-concept (CVE-2018-4087) by Rani Idan (Zimperium)
Open source ↗ - GitHub PoCrani-i/bluetoothdPoCFirst seen Feb 21, 2018
CVE-2018-4087 PoC
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