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CVE-2017-13911 (GCVE-0-2017-13911)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-04-03 17:43 – Updated: 2024-08-05 19:13
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Summary
A configuration issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue affected versions prior to macOS X El Capitan 10.11.6 Security Update 2018-002, macOS Sierra 10.12.6 Security Update 2018-002, macOS High Sierra 10.13.2.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a OS X, macOS Affected: Versions prior to: OS X El Capitan 10.11.6 Security Update 2018-002, macOS Sierra 10.12.6 Security Update 2018-002, macOS High Sierra 10.13.2
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