CVE-2018-4220

N/A
Published: June 8, 2018 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:58 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSwift

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. Swift before 4.1.1 Security Update 2018-001 is affected. The issue involves the "Swift for Ubuntu" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context because write and execute permissions are enabled during library loading.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 4.1.1
Affected range stops below 4.1.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104085
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT208804

CVSS

Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-732

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