CVE-2017-7159 is a memory corruption vulnerability in the IOAcceleratorFamily component of macOS versions prior to 10.13.2. This flaw allows an attacker, via a crafted application, to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges or trigger a denial of service. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), it requires user interaction (UI:R) but has low attack complexity (AC:L), posing a significant risk for confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 10.13.2CPE 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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