Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-2017-6979 — Race Condition in Apple Iphone OS

CWE-362 — Race Condition7 documents4 sources
Severity
7.0HIGHNVD
EPSS
2.3%
top 15.09%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
6
Apple Iphone OSApple MAC OS XApple Tvos+3 more
Timeline
PublishedMay 22
Latest updateMay 13

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:HExploitability: 1.0 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages8 packages

▶NVDapple/tvos10.2
▶NVDapple/watchos3.2
▶NVDapple/mac_os_x10.12.4
▶Appleapple/tvos10.2.1
▶Appleapple/watchos3.2.2

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-hf42-g932-xphw: An issue was discovered in certain Apple products↗2022-05-13
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💥Exploits & PoCs

1
Exploit-DB
Apple iOS < 10.3.1 - Kernel↗2017-08-26
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📋Vendor Advisories

4
Apple
CVE-2017-6979: macOS Sierra 10.12.5, Security Update 2017-002 El Capitan, and Security Update 2017-002 Yosemite↗2017-05-15
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Apple
CVE-2017-6979: watchOS 3.2.2↗2017-05-15
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Apple
CVE-2017-6979: tvOS 10.2.1↗2017-05-15
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Apple
CVE-2017-6979: iOS 10.3.2↗2017-05-15
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