SB2018042501 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple macOS Sierra
Published: April 25, 2018 Updated: May 8, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018042501
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
3
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Spoofing attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4187)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct spoofing attack on the target system.The weakness exists due to input validation flaw in the LinkPresentation component. A remote user can send a specially crafted text message, spoof user interface elements and access arbitrary data.
2) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4206)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.The weakness exists due to boundary error in the Crash Reporter componen. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application, trigger memory corruption and gain elevated privileges.
3) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8897)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.The vulnerability exists due to improper implementation of Intel 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's Manual (SDM) on multiple system kernels, which results in an unexpected behavior for #DB exceptions that are deferred by MOV SS or POP SS. A local user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.