PT-2017-15439 · Apple · Apple Macos

Fluorescence + 1 · Published 2017-05-15 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-2540

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS versions prior to 10.12.5

Description The issue involves the WindowServer component and allows attackers to bypass intended memory-read restrictions via a crafted app.

Recommendations For macOS versions prior to 10.12.5, update to version 10.12.5 or later to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-2540

ZDI-17-348

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 6

• 🔥 https://github.com/theori-io/zer0con2018_singi · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2540 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/HT207797 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-348 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-2540 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1038484 · Note