CVE-2017-2422 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Apple MAC OS X

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer3 documents3 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 61.76%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MAC OS XApple Macos Sierra 10.12.4 Security Update 2017-001 EL Capitan AND Security Update 201
Timeline
PublishedApr 2
Latest updateMay 17

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. The issue involves the "Multi-Touch" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDapple/mac_os_x10.12.3

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-r4wh-4ppv-fgx5: An issue was discovered in certain Apple products↗2022-05-17
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2017-2422: macOS Sierra 10.12.4, Security Update 2017-001 El Capitan, and Security Update 2017-001 Yosemite↗2017-03-27
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