CVE-2017-7016 — 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
0.5%
top 32.80%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MAC OS XApple Macos Sierra 10.12.6 Security Update 2017-003 EL Capitan AND Security Update 201
Timeline
PublishedJul 20
Latest updateMay 17

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.6 is affected. The issue involves the "afclip" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted audio file.

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_x10.12.5

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-8hmq-6743-9rrq: An issue was discovered in certain Apple products↗2022-05-17
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2017-7016: macOS Sierra 10.12.6, Security Update 2017-003 El Capitan, and Security Update 2017-003 Yosemite↗2017-07-19
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