Information disclosure in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2017-13782
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.1 is affected. The issue involves the "Kernel" component. It allows attackers to bypass intended memory-read restrictions via a /dev/dtracehelper attack involving the dtrace_dif_variable and dtrace_getarg functions.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
EPSS: 0.011 (62.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Apple Mac_os_x
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- product-security@apple.com (Vendor Advisory)
- product-security@apple.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- product-security@apple.com (Technical Description, Third Party Advisory)
- product-security@apple.com
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-13782?
- CVE-2017-13782 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-11-13.
- How severe is CVE-2017-13782?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.