Spoofing attack in macOS - CVE-2018-4187
Published: April 25, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12141
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4187
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
macOS
macOS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct spoofing attack on the target system.
The weakness exists due to input validation flaw in the LinkPresentation component. A remote user can send a specially crafted text message, spoof user interface elements and access arbitrary data.
The weakness exists due to input validation flaw in the LinkPresentation component. A remote user can send a specially crafted text message, spoof user interface elements and access arbitrary data.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-4187
Update to version 10.13.4.