CVE-2018-4184: High severity macos high sierra vulnerability

Published Jun 1, 2018
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Updated

Speech. A sandbox issue existed in the handling of microphone access. This issue was addressed with improved handling of microphone access.

Other sources

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.5 is affected. The issue involves the "Speech" component. It allows attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism to obtain microphone access.

Credit

Jakob Rieck@@0xdead10cc(the Security in Distributed Systems Group), University(Hamburg)

Affected Software

4 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS High Sierra<10.13.5
10.13.5
Apple Sierra
Apple El Capitan
Apple iOS and macOS<10.13.5

Event History

Jun 8, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:00 PM
Description

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Peer vulnerabilities

Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2018-4184?

CVE-2018-4184 is a vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism to obtain microphone access on certain Apple products running macOS before 10.13.5.

2

How does CVE-2018-4184 affect Apple products?

CVE-2018-4184 affects certain Apple products running macOS before version 10.13.5.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2018-4184?

CVE-2018-4184 has a severity rating of 7.5 out of 10, indicating a high severity vulnerability.

4

How can attackers exploit CVE-2018-4184?

Attackers can exploit CVE-2018-4184 to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism and gain unauthorized access to the device's microphone.

5

How can I fix CVE-2018-4184?

To fix CVE-2018-4184, update your Apple product to macOS version 10.13.5 or newer.

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