CVE-2017-2388 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting macOS versions prior to 10.12.4, specifically within the IOFireWireFamily component. An attacker can exploit this by crafting a malicious application, leading to a NULL pointer dereference and system instability. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), it requires local access and user interaction (running the crafted app) to achieve a high impact on availability. While not observed in active exploitation or on the KEV catalog, a public exploit (EDB-44236) exists, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 10.12.3CPE 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:N/I:N/A:H
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