High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 27, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-7159
CVE-2017-7159
Description
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.2 is affected. The issue involves the "IOAcceleratorFamily" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.
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References
1- support.apple.com/HT208331nvdVendor Advisory
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