PT-2017-17437 · Apple · Apple Macos

Patrick Wardle · Published 2017-04-02 · Updated 2017-07-12 · CVE-2017-6974

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue involves the system-installation subsystem of the "System Integrity Protection" component, allowing attackers to modify the contents of a protected disk location via a crafted app.

Recommendations For macOS versions prior to 10.12.4, update to version 10.12.4 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-6974

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6974 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/HT207615 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-6974 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1038138 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/97140 · Note