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CVE-2017-13811

Published: 13 November 2017

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.1 is affected. The issue involves the "fsck_msdos" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

Notes

AuthorNote
tyhicks
It isn't clear if this affects the upstream dosfstools or not.
mdeslaur
possibly apple-specific, marking as not-affected

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
dosfstools
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Not vulnerable

trusty Not vulnerable

upstream Needs triage

xenial Not vulnerable

zesty Ignored
(end of life)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H