PT-2018-1357
CVE-2018-4234
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Published
2018-06-08
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Updated
2018-07-13
Description by
CVSS 2.0
9.3
HighMetricsAV: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. Found an issue in the description? Have something to add? Feel free to write us 👾