Name: CVE-2017-7159: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2017-12-27T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2017-7159, CWE-119, CVSS 7.8, EPSS 0.01222

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.2 is affected. The issue involves the "IOAcceleratorFamily" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 7.8
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Apple Osx Ioacceleratorfamily	—	Apply OS X security update 2017-002 SierraApply OS X security update 2017-005 El CapitanUpgrade macOS to the latest version	Dec 22, 2017	Dec 22, 2017

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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