#VU13162 Security restrictions bypass in macOS - CVE-2018-4229

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#VU13162 Security restrictions bypass in macOS - CVE-2018-4229

Published: June 4, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU13162
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4229
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
macOS
Software vendor:
Apple Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in parsing entitlement plists in the Grand Central Dispatch component. A remote attacker can run a sandboxed process and bypass sandbox restriction.


Remediation

Update to version 10.13.4.

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