#VU16307 Out-of-bounds read in macOS - CVE-2018-4434
Published: December 6, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16307
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4434
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
macOS
macOS
Software vendor:
Apple Inc.
Apple Inc.
Description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information or cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to insufficient input validation in the Intel Graphics Driver component. A local attacker can supply specially crafted files, trigger out-of-bounds read condition and cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory.
Remediation
Update to version 10.14.2.