CVE-2017-13782

medium

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.1 is affected. The issue involves the "Kernel" component. It allows attackers to bypass intended memory-read restrictions via a /dev/dtracehelper attack involving the dtrace_dif_variable and dtrace_getarg functions.

References

https://support.apple.com/HT208221

https://lgtm.com/blog/apple_xnu_dtrace_CVE-2017-13782

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039710

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172827/Apple-XNU-Kernel-Memory-Exposure.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-11-13

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium