Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU13159

Improper input validation in macOS - CVE-2018-4240

Published: June 4, 2018 / Updated: June 17, 2021

Vulnerability identifier: #VU13159

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4240

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted message and cause the service to crash.

Affected software

macOS
watchOS
tvOS
Apple iOS
IBM Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition Analytical Components

How to mitigate CVE-2018-4240

Update to version 10.13.4.

IBM Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition Analytical Components - update to 12.0.3.16

Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes

Exploit #6397 - Apple macOS 10.13.4 - Denial of Service (PoC) (June 17, 2021)

External References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208849