PT-2017-3079 · Apple · Apple Macos

Brandon Azad · Published 2017-09-25 · Updated 2017-10-26 · CVE-2017-7077

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 10.13

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the IOFireWireFamily component of the Mac OS X operating system. This can be exploited by a remote attacker using a specially crafted application, potentially allowing them to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service due to memory corruption.

Recommendations For macOS versions prior to 10.13, update to version 10.13 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the IOFireWireFamily component until a patch is available.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-02449

CVE-2017-7077

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 6

• https://support.apple.com/HT208144 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-7077 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7077 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-02449 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/100993 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1039427 · Note