Is CVE-2018-4139 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-4139 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-4139?

CVE-2018-4139 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-4139?

CVE-2018-4139 has an EPSS score of 4.44% (90th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-4139?

Upgrade mac os x to 10.13.4 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-4139

HIGHEPSS 90th pctl

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.4 is affected. The issue involves the "kext tools" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

CWE-119Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

mac os xNVD

Affected:< 10.13.4Fixed in:10.13.4CVE-2018-4139derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

4.44%probability of exploitation in 30 days

90thpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 90% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

exploit-db.com

Vendor Advisory1

support.apple.com

Third-Party Advisory2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-119 (Buffer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-4966	Critical	9.4	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-11882	High	7.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2020-0796	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2008-4250	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2017-15944	Critical	9.8	98%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-0014	High	10.0	97%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.