CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2018-4173

Improper Privilege Management

Published: Apr 13, 2018 | Modified: Oct 03, 2019
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.3 is affected. macOS before 10.13.4 is affected. The issue involves the Status Bar component. It allows invisible microphone access via a crafted app.

Weakness

The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Iphone_os Apple * 11.3 (excluding)
Mac_os_x Apple * 10.13.4 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

References