Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU13664

Memory corruption in macOS - CVE-2018-4280

Published: July 10, 2018 / Updated: June 17, 2021

Vulnerability identifier: #VU13664

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-2018-4280

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists due to boundary error when processing malicious application. A local attacker can use a specially crafted application, trigger memory corruption and gain elevated privileges.

Affected software

macOS
watchOS
Apple iOS
tvOS

How to mitigate CVE-2018-4280

Update to version 10.13.6.

macOS - update to 10.13.6 17G66

Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes

Exploit #6135 - iOS/macOS - 'task_swap_mach_voucher()' Use-After-Free (June 17, 2021)

External References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208937