Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 25, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-13855

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.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./Iphone OS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <11.2
Apple Inc./Mac OS X
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <10.13.2
Apple Inc./tvOS2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <11.2
- (no CPE)range: <11.2
Apple Inc./watchOS2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <4.2
- (no CPE)range: <4.2
Apple Inc./macOSllm-fuzzy
Range: <10.13.2
Apple Inc./iOSllm-fuzzy
Range: <11.2

Patches

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References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/102100nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1039952nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1039953nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1039966nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
support.apple.com/HT208325nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT208327nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT208331nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT208334nvdVendor Advisory
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43318/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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