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CVE-2017-2388

MediumPublished

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. The issue involves the "IOFireWireFamily" component. It allows...

Published: Apr 2, 2017
Updated: Aug 5, 2024
Assigning CNA: apple
Evidence observed: Aug 16, 2017

Primary CVSS

5.5/ 10Medium

nvd · CVSS 3.0

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

EPSS probability estimate

5.6%

Low · next 30 days

Percentile: 92.6%
Model date: Sep 21, 2026

EPSS is a statistical estimate, not a certainty or a measure of impact. Combine it with CVSS, KEV status, exposure and your environment.

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.

Sources

IOFireWireFamily-null-derefPoC
CVE-2017-2388: Null-pointer dereference in IOFireWireFamily.
Apple macOS Sierra 10.12.3 - 'IOFireWireFamily-null-deref' FireWire Port Denial of ServiceExploit
Brandon Azad · macos · Aug 16, 2017

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