CVE-2017-2421
HighSummary
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products, including macOS before 10.12.4, related to the 'AppleGraphicsPowerManagement' component. A race condition allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context.
Risk Assessment
Attackers could exploit this vulnerability to gain access to the system with elevated privileges, posing a serious threat to data and system security.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update macOS to version 10.12.4 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.
Other vulnerabilities in AppleGraphicsPowerManagement
See all- CVE-2017-7021High
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products, including macOS before 10.12.6, related to the 'AppleGraphicsPowerManagement' component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.
- CVE-2016-1795High
AppleGraphicsPowerManagement in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.
- CVE-2016-1716High
AppleGraphicsPowerManagement in Apple OS X before 10.11.3 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.
Original NVD description (English source)
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. The issue involves the "AppleGraphicsPowerManagement" component. A race condition allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.