#VU11439 Memory corruption in macOS - CVE-2018-4139
Published: March 31, 2018 / Updated: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11439
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4139
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
macOS
macOS
Software vendor:
Apple Inc.
Apple Inc.
Description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to boundary error in the kext tools component. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with system privileges.
The weakness exists due to boundary error in the kext tools component. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with system privileges.
Remediation
Update to version 10.13.4.