cups: Sandbox bypass due to insecure error handling
Published Jan 11, 2019
8.2
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.38%
Description
In macOS High Sierra before 10.13.5, an access issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions on CUPS.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
cups
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
cups
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
cups
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
cups
Not affected
Red Hat Virtualization 4
cups
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | cups | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | cups | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | cups | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | cups | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Virtualization 4 | cups | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the versions of cups as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux as cups on Linux does not support the Sandbox feature.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00378) | 29.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00378) | 31.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 21.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 22, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 20.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 5, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 18.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.12% (0.00123) | 0.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.12% (0.00123) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (8)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-4182 Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-4182 Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1607283 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4182
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-08 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://support.apple.com/HT208849 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-4182
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4243 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-4182 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-4182 | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1607283 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4182 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-08 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://support.apple.com/HT208849 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-4182 | ||
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4243 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory |
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