{"id":"CVE-2017-2489","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-2489","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T20:47:56.786Z","title":"It allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted app.","description":"An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. The issue involves the \"Intel Graphics Driver\" component. It allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted app.","published":"2017-04-02T01:59:04.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:16:19.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"product-security@apple.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":5.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-200"],"affected":["apple/mac os x"],"epss":{"score":0.02308,"percentile":0.83278,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2017-04-04","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":41798,"kind":"exploit","title":"Apple macOS Kernel 10.12.2 (16C67) - Memory Disclosure Due to Lack of Bounds Checking in AppleIntelCapriController::getDisplayPipeCapability","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41798","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/macos/dos/41798.c","file":"exploits/macos/dos/41798.c","published":"2017-04-04","added":"2017-04-04","updated":"2017-04-05","author":"Google Security Research","type":"dos","platform":"macos","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2017-2489","HT207615"],"tags":"Denial of Service (DoS)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1069"}]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 2.3%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97300","source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/HT207615","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41798/","source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97300","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/HT207615","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41798/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2489","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}