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CVE-2017-138651 exploit

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products.

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
4.2%
percentile 91%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.2 is affected. macOS before 10.13.2 is affected. tvOS before 11.2 is affected. watchOS before 4.2 is affected. The issue involves the "Kernel" component. It allows attackers to bypass intended memory-read restrictions via a crafted app.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

4.25% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-43321 Apple macOS XNU Kernel - Memory Disclosure due to bug in Kernel API for Detecting Kernel Memory Disclosures · dos · 2017-12-11

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Sources

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