Man-in-the-middle attack in macOS - CVE-2018-4221
Published: June 4, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13172
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4221
CWE-ID: CWE-300
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
macOS
macOS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct man-in-the-middle attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a flaw in the Security component in the handling of S-MIME client certificates. A remote attacker can conduct man-in-the-middle attack, intercept of the communication channel between the affected app and track the target user.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-4221
Update to version 10.13.4.