CVE-2018-4452 (GCVE-0-2018-4452)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-10-27 19:21 – Updated: 2024-08-05 05:18
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Summary
A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.3, Security Update 2019-001 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-001 Sierra, macOS Mojave 10.14.2, Security Update 2018-003 High Sierra, Security Update 2018-006 Sierra. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 10.14 (custom)
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