Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-6978

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.5 is affected. The issue involves the "Accessibility Framework" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.
Published 2017-05-22 05:29:03
Updated 2017-08-13 01:29:21
Source Apple Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: OverflowMemory CorruptionExecute codeDenial of service

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-6978

EPSS FAQ
0.17%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 53 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2017-6978

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
9.3
 HIGH AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
8.6
10.0
 NIST
7.8
 HIGH CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1.8
5.9
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2017-6978

  • The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2017-6978

Products affected by CVE-2017-6978

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