CVE-2017-2527 EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 6.8% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.5 is affected. The issue involves the "CoreAnimation" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory consumption and application crash) via crafted data.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 6.81% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-05-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apple | mac os x |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Apple macOS/iOS - 'CAMediaTimingFunctionBuiltin' NSKeyedArchiver Memory Corruption Due to Lack of Bounds Checking | 2017-05-23 |
References
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