PT-2017-2198 · Apple · Apple Macos

Ianbeer · Published 2017-05-22 · Updated 2017-08-13 · CVE-2017-6978

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 10.12.5

Description The issue involves the Accessibility Framework component and allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app. This is caused by a buffer overflow in memory, which can be exploited by a remote attacker to achieve the aforementioned effects.

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 Accessibility Framework component until a patch is applied.

Exploit

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-01391

CVE-2017-6978

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 6

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/42056 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-6978 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT207797 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-01391 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6978 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1038484 · Note