CVE-2017-7086

HIGH

iPhone OS < 10.3.3, macOS < 10.12.6, tvOS < 10.2.2, watchOS < 3.2.3 - Denial of Service via glob Function

Title source: llm

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11 is affected. macOS before 10.13 is affected. tvOS before 11 is affected. watchOS before 4 is affected. The issue involves the "libc" component. It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a crafted string that is mishandled by the glob function.

References (6)

Core 6

Core References

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://support.apple.com/HT208144

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100990

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039427

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://support.apple.com/HT208113

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://support.apple.com/HT208112

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://support.apple.com/HT208115

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5

EPSS 0.0224

EPSS Percentile 80.6%

Attack Vector NETWORK

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

Details

CWE

CWE-400

Status published

Products (4)

apple/iphone_os < 10.3.3

apple/mac_os_x < 10.12.6

apple/tvos < 10.2.2

apple/watchos < 3.2.3

Published Oct 23, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026