Privilege escalation in macOS - CVE-2018-4206

Vulnerability identifier: #VU12142

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4206

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

Vendor: Apple Inc.

Affected software:
macOS

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists due to boundary error in the Crash Reporter componen. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application, trigger memory corruption and gain elevated privileges.

Update to version 10.13.4.

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208742