PT-2018-5596 · Apple · Spotlight+1

Ken Harris · Published 2018-04-03 · Updated 2018-05-04 · CVE-2017-13839

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: macOS versions prior to 10.13

Description: The issue involves the Spotlight component, allowing local users to see results for other users' files.

Recommendations: For macOS versions prior to 10.13, consider disabling the Spotlight component until a patch is available.

Fix

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-13839

Affected Products

Spotlight

Apple Macos

References · 3

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-13839 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT208144 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13839 · Security Note