CVE-2018-4230

Q: How do I fix CVE-2018-4230?

Upgrade mac os x to 10.13.5 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2018-4230 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2018-4230 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 8.6% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 95% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2018-4230?

CVE-2018-4230 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.0, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2018-4230 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for mac os x (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

HIGHEPSS 95th pctl

7.0

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.5 is affected. The issue involves the "NVIDIA Graphics Drivers" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app that triggers a SetAppSupportBits use-after-free because of a race condition.

CWE-362Race Condition

How to fix

Remediation Available

mac os xNVD

Affected:< 10.13.5Fixed in:10.13.5CVE-2018-4230derived from NVD

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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 ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

8.58%probability of exploitation in 30 days

95thpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 95% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

bugs.chromium.org

Vendor Advisory1

support.apple.com

Third-Party Advisory2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-362 (Race Condition) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2024-6387	High	8.1	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-36884	High	7.5	99%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2018-15473	Medium	5.3	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-27983	High	8.2	87%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-0226	Medium	6.8	86%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-5195	High	7.0	84%	KEV	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2018-4230?

Upgrade mac os x to 10.13.5 or later.

Is CVE-2018-4230 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2018-4230 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 8.6% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 95% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2018-4230?

CVE-2018-4230 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.0, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2018-4230 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for mac os x (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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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.