vulnerability

OS X update for CoreAnimation (CVE-2017-2527)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
May 16, 2017
Added
May 16, 2017
Modified
Mar 27, 2026

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.5 is affected. The issue involves the "CoreAnimation" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory consumption and application crash) via crafted data.

Solutions

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Title
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