CVE-2017-7123 is a critical denial-of-service vulnerability affecting macOS versions prior to 10.13, stemming from an issue within the bundled "file" utility (versions before 5.30). This vulnerability, rated 9.8 CVSS, allows unauthenticated remote attackers to crash applications and potentially achieve other unspecified impacts with low attack complexity. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 10.12.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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