What is CVE-2017-13831?

CVE-2017-13831 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2017-11-13.

How severe is CVE-2017-13831?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Apple Mac OS X

CVE-2017-13831

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.1 is affected. The issue involves the "ImageIO" component. It allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service via a crafted image.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2017-11-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (64.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 64.5% 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

Apple Mac OS X

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

support.apple.com/HT208221 (Vendor Advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1039710 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-13831?: CVE-2017-13831 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2017-11-13.
How severe is CVE-2017-13831?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.