CVE-2017-2516

5.0 mediumEPSS 2.9%

Medium (5.0) in apple mac os x. EPSS 2.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.5 is affected. The issue involves the "Kernel" component. It allows attackers to bypass intended memory-read restrictions via a crafted app.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

5.0 medium

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS: 2.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 86% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
Published: 2017-05-22
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

apple:mac_os_x

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038484
https://support.apple.com/HT207797
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42047/
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038484
https://support.apple.com/HT207797

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