CVE-2018-4230
published 2018-06-08CVE-2018-4230: An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.5 is affected. The issue involves the "NVIDIA Graphics Drivers" component. It allows…
PriorityP342high7CVSS 3.0
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An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.5 is affected. The issue involves the "NVIDIA Graphics Drivers" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app that triggers a SetAppSupportBits use-after-free because of a race condition.
Affected
2 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| apple | mac_os_x | < 10.13.5 | 10.13.5 |
| apple | macos_high_sierra_10.13.5_security_update_2018-003_sierra_security_update_2018-0 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.07.0HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.6HIGHAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Apple
CVE-2018-4230: macOS High Sierra 10.13.5, Security Update 2018-003 Sierra, Security Update 2018-003 El Capitan
vendor_apple·2018-06-01·CVSS 7.0
CVE-2018-4230 [HIGH] CVE-2018-4230: macOS High Sierra 10.13.5, Security Update 2018-003 Sierra, Security Update 2018-003 El Capitan
Apple Security Update: About the security content of macOS High Sierra 10.13.5, Security Update 2018-003 Sierra, Security Update 2018-003 El Capitan
Product: macOS High Sierra 10.13.5, Security Update 2018-003 Sierra, Security Update 2018-003 El Capitan
CVE: CVE-2018-4230
Component: NVIDIA Graphics Drivers
Impact: An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Description: A race condition was addressed with improved locking.
GHSA
GHSA-4h59-pqfj-x2p6: An issue was discovered in certain Apple products
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2018-4230 [HIGH] CWE-362 GHSA-4h59-pqfj-x2p6: An issue was discovered in certain Apple products
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.5 is affected. The issue involves the "NVIDIA Graphics Drivers" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app that triggers a SetAppSupportBits use-after-free because of a race condition.
No detection rules found.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041027https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1549https://support.apple.com/HT208849https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44847/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041027https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1549https://support.apple.com/HT208849https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44847/
2018-06-08
Published