CVE-2018-4470: Medium severity macos high sierra vulnerability

Published Jul 9, 2018
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Updated

Accounts. A privacy issue in the handling of Open Directory records was addressed with improved indexing.

Other sources

A privacy issue in the handling of Open Directory records was addressed with improved indexing. This issue affected versions prior to macOS High Sierra 10.13.6.

Credit

Jacob Greenfield(Commonwealth School)

Affected Software

4 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS High Sierra<10.13.6
10.13.6
Apple Sierra
Apple El Capitan
Apple iOS and macOS<10.13.6

Event History

Apr 3, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:43 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:43 PM
DescriptionWeakness

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2018-4470.

2

What is the title of the vulnerability?

The title of the vulnerability is 'Accounts. A privacy issue in the handling of Open Directory records was addressed with improved indexing.'

3

Which versions of macOS High Sierra are affected?

Versions prior to macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 are affected.

4

What is the severity of CVE-2018-4470?

The severity of CVE-2018-4470 is medium (3.3).

5

How was the vulnerability addressed?

The vulnerability was addressed with improved indexing.

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