CVE-2017-7158 — 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
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.3%
top 48.50%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MAC OS XApple Macos High Sierra 10.13.2 Security Update 2017-002 Sierra AND Security Update 20
Timeline
PublishedDec 27
Latest updateMay 14

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.2 is affected. The issue involves the "Screen Sharing Server" component. It allows attackers to obtain root privileges for reading files by leveraging screen-sharing access.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDapple/mac_os_x< 10.13.2

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-r9pq-588p-w79g: An issue was discovered in certain Apple products↗2022-05-14
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2017-7158: macOS High Sierra 10.13.2, Security Update 2017-002 Sierra, and Security Update 2017-005 El Capitan↗2017-12-06
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