Security restrictions bypass in macOS - CVE-2018-4354
Published: October 31, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15632
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4354
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 bypass security restrictions on the target system.
The weakness exists due to boundary error in IOKit component. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application to bypass security restrictions and break out of its sandbox.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-4354
Update to version 10.14.1.