Improper input validation in macOS - CVE-2018-4153

 

Improper input validation in macOS - CVE-2018-4153

Published: October 31, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU15623
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4153
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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 inject arbitrary file 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 to replace the message content from the print server with arbitrary content.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-4153

Update to version 10.14.1.

Sources