CVE-2017-7162

HIGH

Apple <11.2, <10.13.2, <4.2, <11.2 - RCE/DoS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.2 is affected. macOS before 10.13.2 is affected. tvOS before 11.2 is affected. watchOS before 4.2 is affected. The issue involves the "IOKit" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT208331
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT208327
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT208325
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT208334

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0133
EPSS Percentile 67.6%
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 (4)
apple/iphone_os < 11.2
apple/mac_os_x < 10.13.2
apple/tvos < 11.2
apple/watchos < 4.2
Published Dec 27, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026