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CVE-2018-4434 (GCVE-0-2018-4434)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-04-03 17:43 – Updated: 2024-08-05 05:11
VLAI
Summary
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue affected versions prior to macOS Mojave 10.14.2.
CWE
  • A local user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory
References
URL Tags
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209341 x_refsource_MISC
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a macOS Affected: Versions prior to: macOS Mojave 10.14.2
Show details on NVD website

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