#VU13148 Memory corruption in macOS - CVE-2018-4242 

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#VU13148 Memory corruption in macOS - CVE-2018-4242

Published: June 4, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU13148
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4242
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
macOS
Software vendor:
Apple Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to boundary error in the Hypervisor component. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Update to version 10.13.4.

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