Spoofing attack in macOS - CVE-2018-4389
Published: October 31, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15637
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-2018-4389
CWE-ID: CWE-451
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
macOS
macOS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct spoofing attack on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper state management in MediaRemote in inconsistent user interface. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted mail message and spoof UI.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-4389
Update to version 10.14.1.