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CVE-2017-2512

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.5 is affected. The issue...

7.8 High

CVE-2017-2512 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Apple Mac Os X, published May 22, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.66%, the 52nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
7.8 HighCVSS 3.0, NVD
Exploit chance
0.66%EPSS, 52nd percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.5 is affected. The issue involves the "Sandbox" component. It allows attackers to conduct sandbox-escape attacks or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.66%Up 0.6 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used7.8

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.5 is affected. The issue involves the "Sandbox" component. It allows attackers to conduct sandbox-escape attacks or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

Record
CVE-2017-2512
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.5 is affected. The issue involves the "Sandbox" component. It allows attackers to conduct sandbox-escape attacks or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

Record
CVE-2017-2512
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-11695No score

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.5 is affected. The issue involves the "Sandbox" component. It allows attackers to conduct sandbox-escape attacks or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

Record
EUVD-2017-11695
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4cf8-fh5r-p8gm7.8

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.5 is affected. The issue...

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.5 is affected. The issue involves the "Sandbox" component. It allows attackers to conduct sandbox-escape attacks or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

Record
GHSA-4cf8-fh5r-p8gm
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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References

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