7.0high
CVE-2018-42301 exploit
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products.
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.0
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
4.0%
percentile 91%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB
Summary
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.5 is affected. The issue involves the "NVIDIA Graphics Drivers" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app that triggers a SetAppSupportBits use-after-free because of a race condition.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
4.03% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- EDB-44847 Apple macOS Kernel - Use-After-Free Due to Lack of Locking in nvidia GeForce Driver · dos · 2018-06-06
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization
References
- exploit-db.com /exploits/44847/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1041027 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- bugs.chromium.org /p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1549 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- support.apple.com /HT208849 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2018-4230
- NVD: CVE-2018-4230
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