Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU15591

Memory corruption in macOS - CVE-2018-4331

Published: October 31, 2018

Vulnerability identifier: #VU15591

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4331

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to boundary error in Heimdal component when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into processing a specially crafted input, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.