What is CVE-2018-4176?

CVE-2018-4176 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-04-03.

How severe is CVE-2018-4176?

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

Improper input validation in Apple Mac OS X

CVE-2018-4176

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.4 is affected. The issue involves the "Disk Images" component. It allows attackers to trigger an app launch upon mounting a crafted disk image.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.009 (57.1th 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:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Apple Mac_os_x
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

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-2018-4176?: CVE-2018-4176 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-04-03.
How severe is CVE-2018-4176?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.