High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 23, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-13906
CVE-2017-13906
Description
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS High Sierra 10.13.1, Security Update 2017-001 Sierra, and Security Update 2017-004 El Capitan, macOS High Sierra 10.13. A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges.
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Affected products
10cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=10.11,<10.11.6
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.11.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.11.6:security_update_2016-001:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.11.6:security_update_2016-002:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.11.6:security_update_2016-003:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.11.6:security_update_2017-001:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.11.6:security_update_2017-002:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.11.6:security_update_2017-003:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: 10.13.1
- Range: unspecified
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References
2- support.apple.com/en-us/HT208144nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT208221nvdVendor Advisory
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