Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU9073

Out-of-bounds read in macOS - CVE-2017-13817

Published: November 1, 2017

Vulnerability identifier: #VU9073

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-13817

CWE-ID: CWE-125

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: Apple Inc.

Affected software:
macOS

Detailed vulnerability description

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.

Update to version 10.13.1.