CVE-2017-13848 (GCVE-0-2017-13848)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-12-25 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 19:13
VLAI
Summary
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.2 is affected. The issue involves the "IOKit" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://support.apple.com/HT208331 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039966 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102099 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
Date Public
2017-12-13 00:00
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