CVE-2017-2527 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2017-2527?

CVE-2017-2527 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 22 May 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 10.12.5 is affected. The issue involves the "CoreAnimation" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory consumption and application crash) via crafted data.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2527?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2017-2527?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-2527 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2017-2527 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-2527 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-7pg6-45cr-vrpv.