What is the severity of CVE-2017-2409?

CVE-2017-2409 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential to expose sensitive information and cause denial of service.

How do I fix CVE-2017-2409?

To fix CVE-2017-2409, update macOS to version 10.12.4 or later.

Which versions of macOS are affected by CVE-2017-2409?

CVE-2017-2409 affects macOS versions prior to 10.12.4.

What is the impact of CVE-2017-2409?

The impact of CVE-2017-2409 includes sensitive information disclosure and application crashes due to out-of-bounds reads.

What component is involved in CVE-2017-2409?

CVE-2017-2409 involves the Menus component of macOS.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2017-2409

high

7.1

CWE

125

2/4/2017

5/8/2024

CVE-2017-2409

First published: Sun Apr 02 2017(Updated: )

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. The issue involves the "Menus" component. It allows attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted app.

Credit: product-security@apple.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
macOS Yosemite	<=10.12.3

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-2409?
CVE-2017-2409 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential to expose sensitive information and cause denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2017-2409?
To fix CVE-2017-2409, update macOS to version 10.12.4 or later.
Which versions of macOS are affected by CVE-2017-2409?
CVE-2017-2409 affects macOS versions prior to 10.12.4.
What is the impact of CVE-2017-2409?
The impact of CVE-2017-2409 includes sensitive information disclosure and application crashes due to out-of-bounds reads.
What component is involved in CVE-2017-2409?
CVE-2017-2409 involves the Menus component of macOS.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-2409?
CVE-2017-2409 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential to expose sensitive information and cause denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2017-2409?
To fix CVE-2017-2409, update macOS to version 10.12.4 or later.
Which versions of macOS are affected by CVE-2017-2409?
CVE-2017-2409 affects macOS versions prior to 10.12.4.
What is the impact of CVE-2017-2409?
The impact of CVE-2017-2409 includes sensitive information disclosure and application crashes due to out-of-bounds reads.
What component is involved in CVE-2017-2409?
CVE-2017-2409 involves the Menus component of macOS.