CVE-2018-4234 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Apple MAC OS X

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer3 documents3 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.4%
top 41.19%
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 "IOHIDFamily" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDapple/mac_os_x< 10.13.5

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-2px7-h34w-p42c: An issue was discovered in certain Apple products↗2022-05-14
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2018-4234: macOS High Sierra 10.13.5, Security Update 2018-003 Sierra, Security Update 2018-003 El Capitan↗2018-06-01
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