CVE-2017-2388 json
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products.
published 2017-04-02 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-11571
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.6%
- EPSS 3.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. The issue involves the "IOFireWireFamily" component. It allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted app.
Timeline
- Published
- First public exploit (EDB-44236)
Exploit prediction
3.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-44236 Apple macOS Sierra 10.12.3 - 'IOFireWireFamily-null-deref' FireWire Port Denial of Service dos, 2017-08-16
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
References
-
support.apple.com
/HT207615
vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/97140
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
-
securitytracker.com
/id/1038138
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-2388
- NVD CVE-2017-2388
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