CVE-2017-7122

Critical

Published: 23/10/2017(UTC)Translated: 14/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Summary

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products, including macOS before 10.13, related to the third-party 'file' product. Versions before 5.30 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be vulnerable to attacks that lead to application crashes, potentially disrupting system and service operations.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update to 'file' version 5.30 or later and to monitor systems for unauthorized access attempts.

Original NVD description (English source)

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13 is affected. The issue involves the third-party "file" product. Versions before 5.30 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.