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CVE-2017-13855
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.2 is affected. macOS before 10.13.2 is affected. tvOS before 11.2 is…
Medium5.5EPSS 4.8%
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- apple
Description
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.2 is affected. macOS before 10.13.2 is affected. tvOS before 11.2 is affected. watchOS before 4.2 is affected. The issue involves the "Kernel" component. It allows attackers to bypass intended memory-read restrictions via a crafted app that triggers type confusion.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.8% · top 8.1% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (9)
- https://support.apple.com/HT208331 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/HT208327 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/HT208325 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1039966 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 1039953 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/HT208334 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 43318 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 1039952 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 102100 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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