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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (64.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 64.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.apple.com/HT208221 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039710 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- lgtm.com/blog/apple_xnu_dtrace_CVE-2017-13782 (Technical Description, Third Party Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/172827/Apple-XNU-Kernel-Memory-Exposure.html
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.