#VU6711 Memory corruption in macOS - CVE-2017-2527
Published: May 25, 2017 / Updated: September 14, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6711
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2527
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
macOS
macOS
Software vendor:
Apple Inc.
Apple Inc.
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to lack of bounds checking in CAMediaTimingFunctionBuiltin when processing malicious data. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted graphic file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption in CoreAnimation and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in full system compromise.
The weakness exists due to lack of bounds checking in CAMediaTimingFunctionBuiltin when processing malicious data. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted graphic file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption in CoreAnimation and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in full system compromise.
Remediation
Update to version 10.12.5.