CVE-2017-13825 is a critical vulnerability affecting macOS versions prior to 10.13.1, specifically within the CoreText component. This flaw allows remote attackers to achieve arbitrary code execution or trigger a denial of service by enticing a user to open a specially crafted font file. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it presents a significant risk due to its potential for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring user interaction but with low attack complexity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 10.13.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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