Out-of-bounds Read in Apple Mac_os_x

CVE-2018-18313

Perl before 5.26.3 has a buffer over-read via a crafted regular expression that triggers disclosure of sensitive information from process memory.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.090 (94.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
  • cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-18313?
CVE-2018-18313 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac_os_x, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2018-12-07.
How severe is CVE-2018-18313?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-18313 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.