CVE-2017-13906 is a memory corruption vulnerability affecting Apple macOS High Sierra, Sierra, and El Capitan. This flaw, addressed with improved memory handling in macOS High Sierra 10.13.1 and related security updates, could allow a malicious application to elevate privileges. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it presents a significant risk where an attacker could achieve high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 10.11, < 10.11.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 10.12, <= 10.12.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.11.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.11.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.11.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.11.6:security_update_2016-001:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.11.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.11.6:security_update_2016-002:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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