CVE-2018-4052

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Published Apr 2, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

An exploitable local information leak vulnerability exists in the privileged helper tool of GOG Galaxy's Games, version 1.2.47 for macOS. An attacker can pass a PID and receive information running on it that would usually only be accessible to the root user.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

GOG.COM

GOG Galaxy

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Gog Galaxy 1.2.47 (macOS)`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gog:galaxy:1.2.47:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-15838	An exploitable local information leak vulnerability exists in the privileged helper tool of GOG Galaxy's Games, version 1.2.47 for macOS. An attacker can pass a PID and receive information running on it that would usually only be accessible to the root user.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.357% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0726

History

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Subscriptions

Gog Galaxy

Weaknesses

CWE-200

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 5:04 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: talos
Published: Apr 2, 2019, 3:19 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 5:04 AM
Reserved: Jan 2, 2018, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:58 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 2, 2019, 4:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:58 AM

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