PT-2017-1772 · Apple · Apple Macos

Cocoahuke · Published 2017-04-02 · Updated 2017-07-12 · CVE-2017-2421

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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

Description The issue is related to the AppleGraphicsPowerManagement component and involves a race condition due to synchronization errors when using a shared resource. This can be exploited by an attacker, potentially allowing them to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context using a specially crafted application.

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 the use of the AppleGraphicsPowerManagement component until a patch is applied.

Fix

Race Condition

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-362

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-00928

CVE-2017-2421

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 6

• https://support.apple.com/HT207615 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-2421 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00928 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2421 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1038138 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/97140 · Note