PT-2017-2535
CVE-2017-7050
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Published
2017-07-20
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Updated
2019-05-06
Description by
CVSS 3.1
8.0
HighMetricsAV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
macOS versions prior to 10.12.6
Description
The issue involves the
Bluetooth component and allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app. This is caused by a buffer overflow in memory.Recommendations
For macOS versions prior to 10.12.6, update to version 10.12.6 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the
Bluetooth component until a patch is available. Found an issue in the description? Have something to add? Feel free to write us 👾