Information disclosure in macOS - CVE-2018-4398

 

Information disclosure in macOS - CVE-2018-4398

Published: October 31, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU15621
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4398
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to an error in the Miller-Rabin primality test. A remote attacker can incorrectly identify prime numbers.


Affected software

macOS
watchOS
tvOS
Apple iOS
iCloud for Windows
iTunes

How to mitigate CVE-2018-4398

Update to version 10.14.1.

macOS - update to 10.14.1 18B75
watchOS - update to 5.1
iCloud for Windows - update to 7.8
tvOS - update to 12.1
Apple iOS - update to 12.1 16B92
iTunes - update to 12.9.1

External References

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