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CVE-2017-6979 Detail

Current Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.5 is affected. tvOS before 10.2.1 is affected. watchOS before 3.2.2 is affected. The issue involves the "IOSurface" component. A race condition allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.

Source:  MITRE
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Severity

 


CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score: 7.0 HIGH
Vector:  CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98468 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038484
https://support.apple.com/HT207797 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207798 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207800 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207801 Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42555/

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition') NIST  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Up to (including)
10.3.1
 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Up to (including)
10.12.4
 cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Up to (including)
10.2
 cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
Up to (including)
3.2


Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-6979
NVD Published Date:
05/22/2017
NVD Last Modified:
10/02/2019