CVE-2018-4251 — Incorrect Permission Assignment in Apple MAC OS X

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission AssignmentCWE-1269 — Product Released in Non-Release Configuration5 documents5 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 65.28%
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 13

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.5 is affected. The issue involves the "Firmware" component. It allows attackers to modify the EFI flash-memory region that a crafted app that has root access.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDapple/mac_os_x< 10.13.5

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-6qh2-3h42-p5xv: An issue was discovered in certain Apple products↗2022-05-13
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2018-4251: macOS High Sierra 10.13.5, Security Update 2018-003 Sierra, Security Update 2018-003 El Capitan↗2018-06-01
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📐Framework References

1
CWE
Product Released in Non-Release Configuration↗
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-8036 pdfbox: Infinite loop in AFMParser.java allows for out of memory erros via crafted PDF↗2018-07-03
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