PT-2018-1357 · Apple · Apple Macos

Proteas · Published 2018-06-08 · Updated 2018-07-13 · CVE-2018-4234

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 IOHIDFamily component and allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app. It is caused by a buffer overflow in memory. Exploitation of the issue may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges or cause a denial of service using a specially crafted application.

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 IOHIDFamily component to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2018-00900

CVE-2018-4234

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 5

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-00900 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/HT208849 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-4234 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4234 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041027 · Note