What is CVE-2017-13817?

CVE-2017-13817 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-11-13.

How severe is CVE-2017-13817?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Apple Mac OS X

CVE-2017-13817

An out-of-bounds read issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.1 is affected. The issue involves the "Kernel" component. It allows local users to bypass intended memory-read restrictions.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.003 (22.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Apple Mac_os_x
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
product-security@apple.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-13817?: CVE-2017-13817 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-11-13.
How severe is CVE-2017-13817?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.