CVE-2017-2541 describes a memory corruption vulnerability in the WindowServer component of Apple macOS versions prior to 10.12.5. This flaw allows a local attacker, through a crafted application, to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges or trigger a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), the vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and has high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). While there is no evidence of active exploitation (KEV: No) and no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB: None), the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the security community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 10.12.4CPE 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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.