CVEvulnerability

CVE-2017-6981

7.8 HIGH Published 2017-05-22 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2017-05-22
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
9.3 HIGH — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
CWE-59

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.5 is affected. The issue involves the "iBooks" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app that uses symlinks.

Affected configurations

• apple iphone os (<= 10.3.1) • apple mac os x (<= 10.12.4)

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access weakness

References