Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X

CVE-2018-4285

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue affected versions prior to macOS High Sierra 10.13.6.

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (54.8th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 54.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2018-4285: held from 0.008 to 0.008.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Apple Mac OS X
  • macOS — versions Versions prior to: macOS High Sierra 10.13.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-4285?
CVE-2018-4285 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-04-03.
How severe is CVE-2018-4285?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.