Out-of-bounds read in macOS - CVE-2018-4371
Published: October 31, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15633
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4371
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to out-of-bounds read in IPSec component when handling malicious input. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application, trigger memory corruption and gain elevated privileges.
Affected software
macOS
watchOS
tvOS
Apple iOS
watchOS
tvOS
Apple iOS
How to mitigate CVE-2018-4371
Update to version 10.14.1.
macOS - update to 10.14.1 18B75
watchOS - update to 5.1
tvOS - update to 12.1
Apple iOS - update to 12.1 16B92
watchOS - update to 5.1
tvOS - update to 12.1
Apple iOS - update to 12.1 16B92