CVE-2017-13905 Race condition in macOS

What is CVE-2017-13905?

CVE-2017-13905 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 23 Dec 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in tvOS 11.2, iOS 11.2, macOS High Sierra 10.13.2, Security Update 2017-002 Sierra, and Security Update 2017-005 El Capitan, watchOS 4.2. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.

Weakness: CWE-362

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-13905?

It affects 5 products.

Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Mac Os X, Apple Macos, Apple Tvos, Apple Watchos.

How do I fix CVE-2017-13905?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-13905 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-13905 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-13905 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2016-4657 Apple iOS Webkit Memory Corruption Exploited High 8.8
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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-rv5x-972c-94h5.