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

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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: 0.008 (55.9th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 55.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2017-13850: held from 0.008 to 0.008.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.