CVE-2017-7121 An issue was discovered in certain Apple products.
Critical 9.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-7121 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2017-7121 is a critical vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 23 Oct 2017.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7121 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Apple Mac Os X. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7121/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7121/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-7121?
CVE-2017-7121 is a critical vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 23 Oct 2017.
Official description
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13 is affected. The issue involves the third-party "file" product. Versions before 5.30 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7121?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Mac Os X.
How do I fix CVE-2017-7121?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-7121 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-7121 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7121 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Mac Os X
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9g7h-vhg8-wmp9.