Security restrictions bypass in macOS - CVE-2018-4184
Published: June 4, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13163
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4184
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a microphone access control flaw in the Speech component. A remote attacker can run a sandboxed process and bypass sandbox restriction.
Affected software
macOS
IBM Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition Analytical Components
IBM Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition Analytical Components
How to mitigate CVE-2018-4184
Update to version 10.13.4.
IBM Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition Analytical Components - update to 12.0.3.16