CVE-2018-4243

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-14. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Weaponized
7.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 19%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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 the "Kernel" component. A buffer overflow in getvolattrlist allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EPSS
96.9%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 8, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (14)

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 41× in last 30d)

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Publicly available exploits

(2 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCJailbreaks/empty_list
    First seen Jun 13, 2018

    empty_list - exploit for p0 issue 1564 (CVE-2018-4243) iOS 11.0 - 11.3.1 kernel r/w

    Open source ↗
  • Exploit-DBEDB-44848✓ verified
    First seen Jun 6, 2018

    Apple macOS/iOS Kernel - Heap Overflow Due to Lack of Lower Size Check in getvolattrlist

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2018-4243?
CVE-2018-4243 is a high vulnerability published on June 8, 2018. 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 the "Kernel" component. A buffer overflow in getvolattrlist allows attackers to execute arbitrary code…
When was CVE-2018-4243 disclosed?
CVE-2018-4243 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 8, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2018-4243 actively exploited?
CVE-2018-4243 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 96.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-4243?
CVE-2018-4243 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2018-4243?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-4243, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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