What is CVE-2017-9977?

CVE-2017-9977 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-07-12.

How severe is CVE-2017-9977?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apple Macos

CVE-2017-9977

AVG AntiVirus for MacOS with scan engine before 4668 might allow remote attackers to bypass malware detection by leveraging failure to scan inside disk image (aka DMG) files.

EPSS: 0.012 (63.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Apple Macos
Avg Anti-virus
N/a — versions n/a

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9977?: CVE-2017-9977 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-07-12.
How severe is CVE-2017-9977?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.