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 v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4398
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
macOS

Detailed vulnerability description

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.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-4398

Update to version 10.14.1.

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