#VU13620 Type confusion in macOS - CVE-2018-4285 

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#VU13620 Type confusion in macOS - CVE-2018-4285

Published: July 10, 2018 / Updated: July 10, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU13620
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:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4285
CWE-ID: CWE-843
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
macOS
Software vendor:
Apple Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists due to type confusion error. A local attacker can use a specially crafted application, trigger memory corruption and gain elevated privileges.


Remediation

Update to version 10.13.6.

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