CVE-2017-13892 Information disclosure in macOS

What is CVE-2017-13892?

CVE-2017-13892 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 23 Dec 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue existed in the handling of Contact sharing. This issue was addressed with improved handling of user information. This issue is fixed in macOS High Sierra 10.13.2, Security Update 2017-002 Sierra, and Security Update 2017-005 El Capitan. Sharing contact information may lead to unexpected data sharing.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-13892?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Mac Os X, Apple Macos.

How do I fix CVE-2017-13892?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-13892 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-13892 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-13892 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-8v53-wr42-2rc6.