Out-of-bounds read in macOS - CVE-2017-13817
Published: November 1, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9073
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-13817
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists due to an out-of-bounds read error in the the kernel component. A local attacker can gain access to arbitrary data.
Affected software
macOS
How to mitigate CVE-2017-13817
Update to version 10.13.1.