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CVE-2018-4424

A buffer overflow was addressed with improved size validation. This issue affected versions prior...

7.8 High

A buffer overflow was addressed with improved size validation. This issue affected versions prior to macOS Mojave 10.14.1.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.92%Up 0.9 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

A buffer overflow was addressed with improved size validation. This issue affected versions prior to macOS Mojave 10.14.1.

Record
CVE-2018-4424
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

A buffer overflow was addressed with improved size validation. This issue affected versions prior to macOS Mojave 10.14.1.

Record
CVE-2018-4424
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-16210 No score

A buffer overflow was addressed with improved size validation. This issue affected versions prior to macOS Mojave 10.14.1.

Record
EUVD-2018-16210
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9c8v-3grc-f992 7.8

A buffer overflow was addressed with improved size validation. This issue affected versions prior...

A buffer overflow was addressed with improved size validation. This issue affected versions prior to macOS Mojave 10.14.1.

Record
GHSA-9c8v-3grc-f992
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliases, productsEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2018-4424 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Apple Macos, published April 3, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.92%, the 60th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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