CVE-2017-2388

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. The issue involves the "IOFireWireFamily" component. It allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted app.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97140	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038138
https://support.apple.com/HT207615	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97140	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038138
https://support.apple.com/HT207615	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-04-02 01:59

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2017-2388

Mitre link : CVE-2017-2388

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-2388

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

mac_os_x

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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