PT-2017-17446 · Apple · Apple Macos

Published 2017-05-18 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-6990

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 HFS component and allows attackers to bypass intended memory-read restrictions via a crafted app. This can lead to an uninitialized memory information disclosure privilege escalation.

Recommendations For macOS versions prior to 10.12.5, update to version 10.12.5 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the HFS component until a patch is applied.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-6990

ZDI-17-352

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 5

• https://support.apple.com/HT207797 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-352 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-6990 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6990 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1038484 · Note