#VU9564 Out-of-bounds read in macOS - CVE-2017-13878 

 

#VU9564 Out-of-bounds read in macOS - CVE-2017-13878

Published: December 7, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU9564
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-13878
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
macOS
Software vendor:
Apple Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information or cause DoS condition 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 memory read error and view kernel memory contents or cause the system to crash.

Remediation

Update to version 10.13.2.

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