PT-2018-16428 · Apple · Apple Macos

Ian Beer · Published 2018-04-03 · Updated 2019-03-07 · CVE-2018-4139

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 10.13.4

Description The issue involves the kext tools component and allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

Recommendations For macOS versions prior to 10.13.4, update to version 10.13.4 or later to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-4139

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 6

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/44561 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-4139 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT208692 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4139 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/103582 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1040608 · Note