CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2018-4478

Improper Privilege Management

Published: Dec 23, 2021 | Modified: Jan 05, 2022
CVSS 3.x
6.8
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.2 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

A validation issue was addressed with improved logic. This issue is fixed in macOS High Sierra 10.13.5, Security Update 2018-003 Sierra, Security Update 2018-003 El Capitan. An attacker with physical access to a device may be able to elevate privileges.

Weakness

The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Mac_os_x Apple * 10.13.5 (excluding)
Mac_os_x Apple 10.11 (including) 10.11.6 (excluding)
Mac_os_x Apple 10.12 (including) 10.12.6 (excluding)
Mac_os_x Apple 10.11.6 (including) 10.11.6 (including)
Mac_os_x Apple 10.11.6-security_update_2016-001 (including) 10.11.6-security_update_2016-001 (including)
Mac_os_x Apple 10.11.6-security_update_2016-002 (including) 10.11.6-security_update_2016-002 (including)
Mac_os_x Apple 10.11.6-security_update_2016-003 (including) 10.11.6-security_update_2016-003 (including)
Mac_os_x Apple 10.11.6-security_update_2017-001 (including) 10.11.6-security_update_2017-001 (including)
Mac_os_x Apple 10.11.6-security_update_2017-002 (including) 10.11.6-security_update_2017-002 (including)
Mac_os_x Apple 10.11.6-security_update_2017-003 (including) 10.11.6-security_update_2017-003 (including)
Mac_os_x Apple 10.11.6-security_update_2017-004 (including) 10.11.6-security_update_2017-004 (including)
Mac_os_x Apple 10.11.6-security_update_2017-005 (including) 10.11.6-security_update_2017-005 (including)
Mac_os_x Apple 10.11.6-security_update_2018-001 (including) 10.11.6-security_update_2018-001 (including)
Mac_os_x Apple 10.11.6-security_update_2018-002 (including) 10.11.6-security_update_2018-002 (including)
Mac_os_x Apple 10.12.6 (including) 10.12.6 (including)
Mac_os_x Apple 10.12.6-security_update_2017-001 (including) 10.12.6-security_update_2017-001 (including)
Mac_os_x Apple 10.12.6-security_update_2017-002 (including) 10.12.6-security_update_2017-002 (including)
Mac_os_x Apple 10.12.6-security_update_2018-001 (including) 10.12.6-security_update_2018-001 (including)
Mac_os_x Apple 10.12.6-security_update_2018-002 (including) 10.12.6-security_update_2018-002 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References