Description
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3 is affected. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. tvOS before 10.2 is affected. watchOS before 3.2 is affected. The issue involves symlink mishandling in the "libarchive" component. It allows local users to change arbitrary directory permissions via unspecified vectors.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97137
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT207601
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT207615
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038138
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT207602
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT207617
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0037
EPSS Percentile
28.9%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-59
Status
published
Products (4)
apple/iphone_os
< 10.2.1
apple/mac_os_x
< 10.12.3
apple/tvos
< 10.1.1
apple/watchos
< 3.1.3
Published
Apr 02, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026