CVE-2017-13815 Denial of service in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via the file utility in macOS, requiring an OS upgrade to mitigate.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-13815?

CVE-2017-13815 is a critical denial of service vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 13 Nov 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-13815?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2017-13815?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-13815 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2017-13815 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-13815 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Mac Os X vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vp6p-5859-39vx.

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