CVE-2017-7125

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

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

Recommendation

It is recommended to update to 'file' version 5.30 or later and to monitor systems for potential attack 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.