Memory corruption in macOS - CVE-2018-4423

 

Memory corruption in macOS - CVE-2018-4423

Published: October 31, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU15626
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4423
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
macOS

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists due to boundary error in dyld component when handling malicious input. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application, trigger memory corruption and gain elevated privileges.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-4423

Update to version 10.14.1.

Sources