Resource exhaustion in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2017-7132
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.1 is affected. The issue involves the "Quick Look" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted Office document.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.015 (73.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 73.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.apple.com/HT208221 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039710 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-7132?
- CVE-2017-7132 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-11-13.
- How severe is CVE-2017-7132?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.