CVE-2018-4228 — Race Condition in Apple MAC OS X

CWE-362 — Race Condition3 documents3 sources
Severity
7.0HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.3%
top 46.36%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MAC OS XApple Macos High Sierra 10.13.5 Security Update 2018-003 Sierra Security Update 2018-0
Timeline
PublishedJun 8
Latest updateMay 14

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.5 is affected. The issue involves the "IOFireWireAVC" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app that leverages a race condition.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.0 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDapple/mac_os_x< 10.13.5

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-g7f8-49vc-5xx2: An issue was discovered in certain Apple products↗2022-05-14
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2018-4228: macOS High Sierra 10.13.5, Security Update 2018-003 Sierra, Security Update 2018-003 El Capitan↗2018-06-01
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