PT-2018-1358 · Apple+1 · Apple Macos+1

Ian Beer · Published 2018-06-08 · Updated 2018-07-13 · CVE-2018-4230

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.6

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/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 NVIDIA Graphics Drivers component and is related to a race condition, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app that triggers a use-after-free. This is due to synchronization errors when using a shared resource.

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 NVIDIA Graphics Drivers component until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

Race Condition

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-362

Related Identifiers

BDU:2018-00901

CVE-2018-4230

Affected Products

Nvidia Graphics Drivers

Apple Macos

References · 7

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/44847 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1549 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-4230 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT208849 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4230 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-00901 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041027 · Note