#VU13664 Memory corruption in macOS - CVE-2018-4280 

 

#VU13664 Memory corruption in macOS - CVE-2018-4280

Published: July 10, 2018 / Updated: June 17, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU13664
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-2018-4280
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is 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 boundary error when processing malicious application. 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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