#VU16943 Memory corruption in macOS - CVE-2018-4456

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#VU16943 Memory corruption in macOS - CVE-2018-4456

Published: January 11, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU16943
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4456
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 a boundary error in the Intel Graphics Driver component. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application and execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.


Remediation

Update to version 10.14.2.

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