What is CVE-2018-4422?

CVE-2018-4422 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: 8.8/10. Published 2019-04-03.

How severe is CVE-2018-4422?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Apple Mac OS X

CVE-2018-4422

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

EPSS: 0.014 (69.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Apple Mac_os_x
N/a Macos — versions Versions prior to: macOS Mojave 10.14.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-4422?: CVE-2018-4422 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: 8.8/10. Published 2019-04-03.
How severe is CVE-2018-4422?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.