CVE-2017-7077
HighSummary
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products, including macOS before 10.13, related to the 'IOFireWireFamily' component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service via a crafted app.
Risk Assessment
Organizations may be exposed to arbitrary code execution, potentially leading to data loss or system takeover. Additionally, memory corruption may result in system crashes.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update systems to the latest version of macOS to mitigate this vulnerability. Monitoring applications running on these systems for potential threats is also advised.
Other vulnerabilities in IOFireWireFamily
See all- CVE-2016-1822High
IOFireWireFamily 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-2015-3772High
IOFireWireFamily in Apple OS X before 10.10.5 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.
- CVE-2015-3771High
IOFireWireFamily in Apple OS X before 10.10.5 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.
- CVE-2015-3769High
IOFireWireFamily in Apple OS X before 10.10.5 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.
- CVE-2015-3707High
The FireWire driver in IOFireWireFamily in Apple OS X before 10.10.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted app.
Original NVD description (English source)
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13 is affected. The issue involves the "IOFireWireFamily" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.