CVE-2017-13782

Apple XNU Kernel Memory Exposure

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.1 is affected. The issue involves the "Kernel" component. It allows attackers to bypass intended memory-read restrictions via a /dev/dtracehelper attack involving the dtrace_dif_variable and dtrace_getarg functions.

Se ha descubierto un problema en algunos productos Apple. Se han visto afectadas las versiones de macOS anteriores a la 10.13.1. El problema afecta al componente "Kernel". Permite que atacantes omitan las restricciones planeadas de lectura de memoria mediante un ataque /dev/dtracehelper que implica las funciones dtrace_dif_variable y dtrace_getarg.

macOS High Sierra 10.13.1, Security Update 2017-001 Sierra, Security Update 2017-004 El Capitan are now available and address TLS weaknesses, issues in Apache, and many more vulnerabilities.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2017-08-30 CVE Reserved
2017-11-01 CVE Published
2023-06-12 First Exploit
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172827/Apple-XNU-Kernel-Memory-Exposure.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039710	Third Party Advisory
https://lgtm.com/blog/apple_xnu_dtrace_CVE-2017-13782	Technical Description

URL	Date	SRC
https://packetstorm.news/files/id/172827	2023-06-12

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://support.apple.com/HT208221	2023-06-12

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				<= 10.13.0 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version " <= 10.13.0"		-		Affected