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CVE-2017-7084 Detail

Current Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13 is affected. The issue involves the "Application Firewall" component. It allows remote attackers to bypass intended settings in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging incorrect handling of a denied setting after an upgrade.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  10/22/2017
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Impact

CVSS v3.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 3.7 LOW
Vector: AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N (V3 legend)
Impact Score: 1.4
Exploitability Score: 2.2

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availability (A): None

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.3 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 8.6

Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availability (A): None
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized modification

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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100993 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039427 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://support.apple.com/HT208144 Vendor Advisory

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

  • Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control (CWE-264)

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
Up to (including)
10.12.6


Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-7084
NVD Published Date:
10/22/2017
NVD Last Modified:
10/26/2017