PT-2017-1678 · Apple · Apple Macos

Kimyok · Published 2017-04-02 · Updated 2017-07-12 · CVE-2017-2431

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS versions prior to 10.12.4

Description The issue involves the CoreMedia component and allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service, resulting in memory corruption and application crash, via a crafted .mov file. This is caused by a buffer overflow in memory.

Recommendations For macOS versions prior to 10.12.4, update to version 10.12.4 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of crafted .mov files to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-00831

CVE-2017-2431

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 6

• https://support.apple.com/HT207615 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-2431 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2431 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00831 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1038138 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/97140 · Note