What is CVE-2017-13850?

CVE-2017-13850 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2018-04-03.

How severe is CVE-2017-13850?

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

Buffer overflow in Apple Mac OS X

CVE-2017-13850

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.6 is affected. The issue involves the "Font Importer" component. It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted font.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.008 (54.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Apple Mac_os_x
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-13850?: CVE-2017-13850 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2018-04-03.
How severe is CVE-2017-13850?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.