CVE-2018-4229

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.5 is affected. The issue involves the "Grand Central Dispatch" component. It allows attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism by leveraging the misparsing of entitlement plists.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.77% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory apple.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041027	vdb entry third party advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT208849	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-4229?: CVE-2018-4229 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-4229?: To fix CVE-2018-4229, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-4229 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-4229 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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