CVE-2017-6979

high

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.5 is affected. tvOS before 10.2.1 is affected. watchOS before 3.2.2 is affected. The issue involves the "IOSurface" component. A race condition allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.

References

https://support.apple.com/HT207797

https://support.apple.com/HT207798

https://support.apple.com/HT207800

https://support.apple.com/HT207801

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42555/

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038484

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-05-22

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High