PT-2017-17550 · Apple · Apple Macos

Trevor Jacques · Published 2017-12-25 · Updated 2017-12-29 · CVE-2017-7158

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS versions prior to 10.13.2

Description The issue involves the Screen Sharing Server component, allowing attackers to obtain root privileges for reading files by leveraging screen-sharing access.

Recommendations For macOS versions prior to 10.13.2, update to version 10.13.2 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the Screen Sharing Server component until a patch is available. Restrict access to screen-sharing features to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-7158

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7158 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-7158 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT208331 · Vendor Advisory