Improper input validation in macOS - CVE-2018-4084

 

Improper input validation in macOS - CVE-2018-4084

Published: January 24, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU10214
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4084
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to input validation flaw in the Wi-Fi component. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application and read restricted memory.

Affected software

macOS

How to mitigate CVE-2018-4084

Update to version 10.13.3


External References

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