CVE-2017-6982

MEDIUM

iPhone OS < 10.3.1 - Denial of Service in Notifications Component

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2017-6982. PoCs published by CoffeeBreakers.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit triggers a Denial of Service (DoS) in iOS < 10.3.2 by scheduling multiple local notifications with the same fire date, causing a respring (device restart). The PoC is written in Objective-C and leverages the UIUserNotification API.

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3.2 is affected. The issue involves the "Notifications" component. It allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted app.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by CoffeeBreakers · textdosios
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42014

This exploit triggers a Denial of Service (DoS) in iOS < 10.3.2 by scheduling multiple local notifications with the same fire date, causing a respring (device restart). The PoC is written in Objective-C and leverages the UIUserNotification API.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Apple iOS < 10.3.2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Local execution on the target iOS device
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98479
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038485
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42014/
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT207798

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0239
EPSS Percentile 81.8%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (1)
apple/iphone_os < 10.3.1
Published May 22, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026