CVE-2017-6979 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98468 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038484 https://support.apple.com/HT207797 https://support.apple.com/HT207798 https://support.apple.com/HT207800 https://support.apple.com/HT207801 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42555/

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.0