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VAR-201712-1103


CVE

CVE-2017-7159


TITLE

Apple macOS of IOAcceleratorFamily Component vulnerable to arbitrary code execution in privileged context

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sources: JVNDB: JVNDB-2017-011438

DESCRIPTION

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.2 is affected. The issue involves the "IOAcceleratorFamily" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app. Apple macOS High Sierra is a set of dedicated operating systems developed by Apple (Apple) for Mac computers. IOAcceleratorFamily is one of the IO acceleration management components. A security vulnerability exists in the IOAcceleratorFamily component of Apple macOS High Sierra prior to 10.13.2

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sources: NVD: CVE-2017-7159 // JVNDB: JVNDB-2017-011438 // VULHUB: VHN-115362

AFFECTED PRODUCTS

vendor:applemodel:mac os xscope:eqversion:10.11.6

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vendor:applemodel:mac os xscope:eqversion:10.12.6

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vendor:applemodel:mac os xscope:ltversion:10.13.2

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vendor:applemodel:mac os xscope:eqversion:10.13.1

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vendor:applemodel:mac os xscope:eqversion:10.13.0

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vendor:applemodel:mac os xscope:eqversion:10.12.2

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vendor:applemodel:mac os xscope:eqversion:10.12.3

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vendor:applemodel:mac os xscope:eqversion:10.12.1

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vendor:applemodel:mac os xscope:eqversion:10.12.0

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vendor:applemodel:mac os xscope:eqversion:10.11.5

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vendor:applemodel:mac os xscope:eqversion:10.12.5

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vendor:applemodel:mac os xscope:eqversion:10.12.4

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sources: JVNDB: JVNDB-2017-011438 // CNNVD: CNNVD-201703-890 // NVD: CVE-2017-7159

CVSS

SEVERITY

CVSSV2

CVSSV3

nvd@nist.gov: CVE-2017-7159
value: HIGH

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NVD: CVE-2017-7159
value: HIGH

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CNNVD: CNNVD-201703-890
value: CRITICAL

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VULHUB: VHN-115362
value: HIGH

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nvd@nist.gov: CVE-2017-7159
severity: HIGH
baseScore: 9.3
vectorString: AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
accessVector: NETWORK
accessComplexity: MEDIUM
authentication: NONE
confidentialityImpact: COMPLETE
integrityImpact: COMPLETE
availabilityImpact: COMPLETE
exploitabilityScore: 8.6
impactScore: 10.0
acInsufInfo: NONE
obtainAllPrivilege: NONE
obtainUserPrivilege: NONE
obtainOtherPrivilege: NONE
userInteractionRequired: NONE
version: 2.0

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VULHUB: VHN-115362
severity: HIGH
baseScore: 9.3
vectorString: AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
accessVector: NETWORK
accessComplexity: MEDIUM
authentication: NONE
confidentialityImpact: COMPLETE
integrityImpact: COMPLETE
availabilityImpact: COMPLETE
exploitabilityScore: 8.6
impactScore: 10.0
acInsufInfo: NONE
obtainAllPrivilege: NONE
obtainUserPrivilege: NONE
obtainOtherPrivilege: NONE
userInteractionRequired: NONE
version: 2.0

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nvd@nist.gov: CVE-2017-7159
baseSeverity: HIGH
baseScore: 7.8
vectorString: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
attackVector: LOCAL
attackComplexity: LOW
privilegesRequired: NONE
userInteraction: REQUIRED
scope: UNCHANGED
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
availabilityImpact: HIGH
exploitabilityScore: 1.8
impactScore: 5.9
version: 3.0

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sources: VULHUB: VHN-115362 // JVNDB: JVNDB-2017-011438 // CNNVD: CNNVD-201703-890 // NVD: CVE-2017-7159

PROBLEMTYPE DATA

problemtype:CWE-119

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sources: VULHUB: VHN-115362 // JVNDB: JVNDB-2017-011438 // NVD: CVE-2017-7159

THREAT TYPE

remote

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sources: CNNVD: CNNVD-201703-890

TYPE

buffer overflow

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sources: CNNVD: CNNVD-201703-890

CONFIGURATIONS

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            JVNDB: JVNDB-2017-011438

PATCH
title:Apple security updatesurl:https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222
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title:HT208331url:https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208331
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title:HT208331url:https://support.apple.com/ja-jp/HT208331
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sources:
            
            
            JVNDB: JVNDB-2017-011438

EXTERNAL IDS
db:NVDid:CVE-2017-7159
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db:JVNid:JVNVU98418454
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db:JVNDBid:JVNDB-2017-011438
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db:CNNVDid:CNNVD-201703-890
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db:VULHUBid:VHN-115362
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sources:
            
            
            VULHUB: VHN-115362 // 
            
            
            
            JVNDB: JVNDB-2017-011438 // 
            
            
            
            CNNVD: CNNVD-201703-890 // 
            
            
            
            NVD: CVE-2017-7159

REFERENCES
url:https://support.apple.com/ht208331
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url:https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=cve-2017-7159
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url:http://jvn.jp/vu/jvnvu98418454/index.html
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url:https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/cve-2017-7159
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sources:
            
            
            VULHUB: VHN-115362 // 
            
            
            
            JVNDB: JVNDB-2017-011438 // 
            
            
            
            CNNVD: CNNVD-201703-890 // 
            
            
            
            NVD: CVE-2017-7159

SOURCES
db:VULHUBid:VHN-115362
db:JVNDBid:JVNDB-2017-011438
db:CNNVDid:CNNVD-201703-890
db:NVDid:CVE-2017-7159

LAST UPDATE DATE
2025-04-20T20:58:27.337000+00:00

SOURCES UPDATE DATE
db:VULHUBid:VHN-115362date:2017-12-29T00:00:00
db:JVNDBid:JVNDB-2017-011438date:2018-01-16T00:00:00
db:CNNVDid:CNNVD-201703-890date:2017-12-28T00:00:00
db:NVDid:CVE-2017-7159date:2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

SOURCES RELEASE DATE
db:VULHUBid:VHN-115362date:2017-12-27T00:00:00
db:JVNDBid:JVNDB-2017-011438date:2018-01-16T00:00:00
db:CNNVDid:CNNVD-201703-890date:2017-03-21T00:00:00
db:NVDid:CVE-2017-7159date:2017-12-27T17:08:24.453