Buffer overflow in Apple Mac OS X

CVE-2018-4415

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue affected versions prior to macOS Mojave 10.14.1.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

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: 0.012 (68.1th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 68.1% 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-2018-4415: held from 0.012 to 0.012.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Apple Mac OS X
  • macOS — versions Versions prior to: macOS Mojave 10.14.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-4415?
CVE-2018-4415 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-04-03.
How severe is CVE-2018-4415?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-4415 known to be exploited?
9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.