PT-2018-1360 · Apple · Apple Macos

Benjamin Gnahm + 1 · Published 2018-06-08 · Updated 2018-07-13 · CVE-2018-4228

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 IOFireWireAVC component and allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app that leverages a race condition. This is related to synchronization errors when using a shared resource, which can be exploited by an attacker to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges 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 access to the IOFireWireAVC component to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Race Condition

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-362

Related Identifiers

BDU:2018-00903

CVE-2018-4228

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4228 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/HT208849 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-00903 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-4228 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041027 · Note