Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU9077

Security restrictions bypass in macOS - CVE-2017-13846

Published: November 1, 2017

Vulnerability identifier: #VU9077

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-13846

CWE-ID: CWE-284

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: Apple Inc.

Affected software:
macOS

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The weakness exists due to multiple issues in pcre. A remote attacker can gain access to the system.

Update to version 10.13.1.