CVE-2017-2535 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause denial of service or escape sandbox restrictions via a crafted app on macOS, requiring an OS upgrade to fix.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-2535?
CVE-2017-2535 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 22 May 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.5 is affected. The issue involves the "Security" component. It allows attackers to conduct sandbox-escape attacks or cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a crafted app.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2535?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Mac Os X.
How do I fix CVE-2017-2535?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-2535 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-2017-2535 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2535 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Mac Os X
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m8gj-x489-p3gx.