PT-2017-3316 · Apple · Apple Macos

Sergej Schumilo · Published 2017-11-01 · Updated 2017-11-27 · CVE-2017-13830

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 10.13.1

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the HFS 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 10.13.1, update to version 10.13.1 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2018-00081

CVE-2017-13830

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13830 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-13830 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT208221 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-00081 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1039710 · Note