CVE-2017-2418 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Guest OS users can obtain sensitive information from the CR8 control register in macOS Hypervisor, requiring an OS upgrade to fix.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-2418?

CVE-2017-2418 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 2 Apr 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. The issue involves the "Hypervisor" component. It allows guest OS users to obtain sensitive information from the CR8 control register via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2418?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2017-2418?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-2418 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-2418 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2418 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Mac Os X vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w25p-8q9j-g7j4.

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