CVE-2017-13815

Critical

Published: 13/11/2017(UTC)Translated: 14/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Summary

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products, including macOS before 10.13.1, related to the third-party 'file' product. Versions before 5.31 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.

Risk Assessment

The organization may be exposed to remote attacks that could lead to application crashes, affecting system availability.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to macOS version 10.13.1 or later and to update the 'file' product to version 5.31 or higher.

Original NVD description (English source)

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.1 is affected. The issue involves the third-party "file" product. Versions before 5.31 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.