Memory corruption in macOS - CVE-2018-4268
Published: July 10, 2018 / Updated: July 10, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13619
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4268
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error in the APFS component. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
macOS
How to mitigate CVE-2018-4268
Update to version 10.13.6.
macOS - update to 10.13.6 17G66