CVE-2017-6989

HIGH

Apple <10.3.2, <10.2.1, <3.2.2 - RCE/DoS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3.2 is affected. tvOS before 10.2.1 is affected. watchOS before 3.2.2 is affected. The issue involves the "AVEVideoEncoder" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Zimperium zLabs Team · textlocalios
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42555

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT207800
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42555/
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT207798
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT207801
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038485

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0150
EPSS Percentile 81.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (3)
apple/iphone_os < 10.3.1
apple/tvos < 10.2
apple/watchos < 3.2
Published May 22, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026