Memory corruption in macOS - CVE-2017-13867

 

Memory corruption in macOS - CVE-2017-13867

Published: December 7, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU9552
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-13867
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to boundary error in the kernel component. A local attacker can use a specially crafted application, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Affected software

macOS
tvOS
Apple iOS

How to mitigate CVE-2017-13867

Update to version 10.13.2.


External References

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