CVE-2017-13815

Description

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.

9.8

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.94% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory apple.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://support.apple.com/HT208221	vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039710	vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-13815?: CVE-2017-13815 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-13815?: To fix CVE-2017-13815, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-13815 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2017-13815 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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