Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2017-7084
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13 is affected. The issue involves the "Application Firewall" component. It allows remote attackers to bypass intended settings in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging incorrect handling of a denied setting after an upgrade.
EPSS: 0.012 (63.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Apple Mac_os_x
- N/a — versions n/a
References
- product-security@apple.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- product-security@apple.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-7084?
- CVE-2017-7084 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2017-10-23.
- How severe is CVE-2017-7084?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.