What is CVE-2017-6990?

CVE-2017-6990 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-05-22.

How severe is CVE-2017-6990?

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

Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X

CVE-2017-6990

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.5 is affected. The issue involves the "HFS" component. It allows attackers to bypass intended memory-read restrictions via a crafted app.

EPSS: 0.008 (52.7th 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

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-6990?: CVE-2017-6990 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-05-22.
How severe is CVE-2017-6990?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.