SB2017052216 - Buffer overflow in Apple macOS
Published: May 22, 2017 Updated: September 14, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017052216
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2522)
The 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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.