Risk | High |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2017-2522 |
CWE-ID | CWE-120 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available. |
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macOS Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
Vendor | Apple Inc. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU6716
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 8.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2522
CWE-ID:
CWE-120 - Buffer overflow
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to bad bounds checking in NSCharacterSet coding for NSKeyedUnarchiver when processing malicious data. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted NSArchiver object, trick the victim into opening it, trigger buffer overflow in the CoreFoundation component and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in full system compromise.
Update to version 10.12.5.
macOS: 10.10.5 - 10.12.4 16E195
External linkshttp://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207797
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.