Improper input validation in macOS - CVE-2018-4348
Published: October 31, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15612
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4348
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
macOS
macOS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to an error in Login Window component when handling malicious input. A local attacker can supply a specially crafted input and cause the service to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-4348
Update to version 10.14.1.