CVE-2018-4288: apple mac_os_x

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-4288 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in apple mac_os_x. EPSS estimates a 2.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 03-04-2019
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling. This issue affected versions prior to macOS High Sierra 10.13.6.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.