Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU13166

Out-of-bounds read in macOS - CVE-2018-4253

Published: June 4, 2018

Vulnerability identifier: #VU13166

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4253

CWE-ID: CWE-125

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to out-of-bounds memory read error in the AMD component. A local attacker can run read portions of kernel memory.

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