Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2018-0397
A vulnerability in Cisco AMP for Endpoints Mac Connector Software installed on Apple macOS 10.12 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a kernel panic on an affected system, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability exists if the affected software is running in Block network conviction mode. Exploitation could occur if the system that is running the affected software starts a server process and an address in the IP blacklist cache of the affected software attempts to connect to the affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a kernel panic on the system that is running the affected software, resulting in a DoS condition. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvk08192.
EPSS: 0.015 (72.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Apple Mac_os_x — versions 10.12.0
- Cisco Advanced_malware_protection_for_endpoints
- N/a Cisco Amp For Endpoints Mac Connector Unknown — versions Cisco AMP for Endpoints Mac Connector unknown
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- psirt@cisco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-0397?
- CVE-2018-0397 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2018-08-01.
- How severe is CVE-2018-0397?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.