What is CVE-2017-2489?

CVE-2017-2489 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-04-02.

How severe is CVE-2017-2489?

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

Information disclosure in Apple Mac OS X

CVE-2017-2489

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. The issue involves the "Intel Graphics Driver" component. It allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted app.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.023 (81.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Apple Mac_os_x
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

product-security@apple.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
product-security@apple.com (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-2489?: CVE-2017-2489 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-04-02.
How severe is CVE-2017-2489?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.