Out-of-bounds read in macOS - CVE-2018-4136

 

Out-of-bounds read in macOS - CVE-2018-4136

Published: March 31, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU11437
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4136
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
macOS

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to out-of-bounds memory read error in the kernel. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application and cause the system to crash.

How to mitigate CVE-2018-4136

Update to version 10.13.4.

Sources