What is CVE-2018-4138?

CVE-2018-4138 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-04-03.

How severe is CVE-2018-4138?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Apple Mac OS X

CVE-2018-4138

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.4 is affected. The issue involves the "NVIDIA Graphics Drivers" component. It allows attackers to bypass intended memory-read restrictions via a crafted app.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.011 (62.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Apple Mac_os_x
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
product-security@apple.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
product-security@apple.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-4138?: CVE-2018-4138 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-04-03.
How severe is CVE-2018-4138?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.