Out-of-bounds read in macOS - CVE-2017-13875

 

Out-of-bounds read in macOS - CVE-2017-13875

Published: December 7, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU9553
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-13875
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 execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to out-of-bounds read in the Intel Graphics Driver component. A local attacker can use a specially crafted application, trigger out-of-bounds read and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-13875

Update to version 10.13.2.

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