Privilege escalation in macOS - CVE-2018-4219
Published: June 4, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13156
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-2018-4219
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error in the ATS component. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application, trigger memory corruption and gain elevated privileges.
Affected software
macOS
IBM Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition Analytical Components
IBM Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition Analytical Components
How to mitigate CVE-2018-4219
Update to version 10.13.4.
IBM Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition Analytical Components - update to 12.0.3.16