CVE-2017-8665 Information

Description

The Xamarin.iOS update component on systems running macOS allows an attacker to run arbitrary code as root aka \Xamarin.iOS Elevation Of Privilege Vulnerability.\

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100308 https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8665 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42454/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8