CVE-2017-2431 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. The issue involves the "CoreMedia" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted .mov file.

Published: 2017-04-02

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: 1.7% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-11614	An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. The issue involves the "CoreMedia" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted .mov file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01716.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97140
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038138
https://support.apple.com/HT207615

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Mac Os X

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2017-04-02T01:36:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T13:55:05.525Z

Reserved: 2016-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-2431

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-04-02T01:59:01.917

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:16:11.330

Link: CVE-2017-2431

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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