Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU13161

Spoofing attack in macOS - CVE-2018-4202

Published: June 4, 2018

Vulnerability identifier: #VU13161

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4202

CWE-ID: CWE-451

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to input validation flaw in the iBooks component. A remote attacker can supply specially crafted content and spoof password prompts.

Affected software

macOS
Apple iOS
IBM Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition Analytical Components

How to mitigate CVE-2018-4202

Update to version 10.13.4.

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

External References

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

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