PT-2018-1355 · Apple · Apple Macos

Zhuo Liang · Published 2018-06-08 · Updated 2019-03-07 · CVE-2018-4242

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS versions prior to 10.13.5

Description The issue involves the Hypervisor component and allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app. This is caused by a buffer overflow in memory.

Recommendations For macOS versions prior to 10.13.5, update to version 10.13.5 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the Hypervisor component until a patch is available.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2018-00898

CVE-2018-4242

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-4242 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-00898 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/HT208849 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4242 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1042004 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041027 · Note