CVE-2018-4220

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Source

https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-4220

Import Source

https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2018-4220.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2018-4220

Published

2018-06-08T18:29:01.400Z

Modified

2026-07-08T17:57:07.975460Z

Severity

8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator

Summary

[none]

Details

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.

Database specific

{
    "unresolved_ranges": [
        {
            "source": "CPE_RANGE",
            "extracted_events": [
                {
                    "fixed": "4.1.1"
                }
            ],
            "cpes": [
                "cpe:2.3:a:apple:swift:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*"
            ],
            "vendor_product": "apple:swift"
        }
    ]
}

References

Affected packages

Git / github.com/swiftlang/swift

Affected ranges

Type

GIT

Repo

https://github.com/swiftlang/swift

Events

Introduced

Fixed

b61523a0207d6277c0e64a354f0d9187cf85e453

Database specific

{
    "source": "DESCRIPTION",
    "extracted_events": [
        {
            "introduced": "0"
        },
        {
            "fixed": "4.1.1"
        }
    ]
}

Affected versions

Other

oldMerge

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2016-01-25-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2016-02-03-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2016-02-08

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2016-02-08-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2016-02-25-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2016-03-01-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2016-03-16-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2016-03-24-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-08-14-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-08-15-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-08-21-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-09-01-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-09-02-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-09-03-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-09-04-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-09-05-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-09-06-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-09-07-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-09-08-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-09-09-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-09-10-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-09-11-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-09-12-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-09-13-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-09-14-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-09-15-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-09-16-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-09-17-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-09-18-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-09-19-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-09-20-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-09-21-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-09-22-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-09-23-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-09-24-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-09-25-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-09-26-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-09-27-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-09-28-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-09-29-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-09-30-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-10-06-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-10-07-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-10-08-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-10-09-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-10-10-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-10-12-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-10-14-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-10-15-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-10-16-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-10-17-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-10-18-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-10-19-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-10-20-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-10-21-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-10-22-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-10-23-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-10-24-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-10-25-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-10-26-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-10-27-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-10-28-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-10-29-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-10-30-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-10-31-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-11-01-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-11-02-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-11-03-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-11-04-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-11-05-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-11-06-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-11-07-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-11-08-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-11-09-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-11-13-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-11-14-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-11-16-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-11-21-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-11-22-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-11-23-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-11-24-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-11-25-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-11-26-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-11-27-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-11-28-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-12-03-a

swift-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-12-04-a

swift-2.*

swift-2.2-SNAPSHOT-2015-12-01-a

swift-2.2-SNAPSHOT-2015-12-01-b

swift-2.2-SNAPSHOT-2015-12-10-a

swift-2.2-SNAPSHOT-2015-12-18-a

swift-2.2-SNAPSHOT-2015-12-22-a

swift-2.2-SNAPSHOT-2015-12-31-a

swift-2.2-SNAPSHOT-2016-01-06-a

swift-2.2-SNAPSHOT-2016-01-11-a

swift-4.*

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-12-07-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-12-08-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-12-09-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-12-10-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-12-11-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-12-12-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-12-13-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-12-14-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-12-15-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-12-16-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-12-17-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-12-18-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-12-19-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-12-20-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-12-21-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-12-22-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-12-23-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-12-24-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-12-25-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-12-27-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-12-28-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-12-29-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2017-12-30-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-01-10-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-01-11-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-01-12-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-01-13-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-01-14-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-01-15-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-01-17-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-01-18-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-01-22-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-01-23-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-01-25-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-01-26-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-01-27-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-01-28-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-01-29-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-01-30-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-02-01-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-02-06-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-02-07-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-02-08-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-02-13-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-02-14-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-02-15-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-02-16-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-02-17-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-02-18-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-02-19-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-02-20-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-02-21-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-02-22-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-02-23-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-02-24-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-02-25-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-02-26-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-02-27-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-02-28-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-03-01-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-03-02-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-03-03-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-03-04-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-03-05-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-03-06-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-03-07-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-03-08-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-03-09-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-03-10-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-03-11-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-03-12-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-03-13-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-03-14-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-03-15-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-03-16-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-03-17-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-03-18-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-03-19-a

swift-4.1-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2018-03-20-a

swift-4.1-RELEASE

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2018-4220.json"

vanir_signatures_modified

"2026-07-08T17:57:07Z"

vanir_signatures

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