Memory corruption in macOS - CVE-2018-4211
Published: June 4, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13147
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4211
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error in the FontParser component. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
macOS
watchOS
tvOS
Apple iOS
IBM Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition Analytical Components
watchOS
tvOS
Apple iOS
IBM Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition Analytical Components
How to mitigate CVE-2018-4211
Update to version 10.13.4.
IBM Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition Analytical Components - update to 12.0.3.16