Privilege escalation in macOS - CVE-2018-4206

Vulnerability identifier: #VU12142

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.5 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4206

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

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.

macOS
watchOS
tvOS
Apple iOS

Update to version 10.13.4.

• Exploit #6136 - iOS/macOS - 'task_swap_mach_voucher()' Use-After-Free (June 17, 2021)

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

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple macOS Sierra
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple iOS
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple tvOS
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple watchOS