Improper input validation in macOS - CVE-2018-4406
Published: October 31, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15610
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4406
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to an error in CUPS component when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted input and cause the service to crash.
Affected software
macOS
How to mitigate CVE-2018-4406
Update to version 10.14.1.
macOS - update to 10.14.1 18B75