PT-2017-1713 · Apple+1 · Apple Macos+1

Holger Fuhrmannek · Published 2017-04-02 · Updated 2017-04-07 · CVE-2017-2477

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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 is related to the libxslt component and involves a buffer overflow in memory, which can be exploited by a remote attacker to cause a denial of service or possibly have other unspecified impacts. The exploitation can lead to memory corruption.

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 restricting access to the libxslt component to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-00866

CVE-2017-2477

Affected Products

Libxslt

Apple Macos

References · 5

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00866 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/HT207615 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2477 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-2477 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/97303 · Note