Information disclosure in macOS - CVE-2018-4171

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Information disclosure in macOS - CVE-2018-4171

Published: June 4, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU13171
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-2018-4171
CWE-ID: CWE-200
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 an error in the Bluetooth component. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application and determine kernel memory layout.


Affected software

macOS
IBM Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition Analytical Components

How to mitigate CVE-2018-4171

Update to version 10.13.4.

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

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