cve-2017-6978
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2017-05-22 04:54
Modified
2024-08-05 15:49
Severity ?
Summary
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.5 is affected. The issue involves the "Accessibility Framework" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.
References
product-security@apple.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038484
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/HT207797Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42056/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038484
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/HT207797Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42056/
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