CVE-2017-6981 — Link Following in Apple Iphone OS

CWE-59 — Link Following4 documents3 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.3%
top 51.48%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
Apple Iphone OSApple MAC OS XApple IOS+1 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. The issue involves the "iBooks" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app that uses symlinks.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages4 packages

▶NVDapple/mac_os_x10.12.4
▶NVDapple/iphone_os10.3.1
▶Appleapple/ios10.3.2

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-75v4-4vwx-6cfh: An issue was discovered in certain Apple products↗2022-05-13
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Apple
CVE-2017-6981: iOS 10.3.2↗2017-05-15
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Apple
CVE-2017-6981: macOS Sierra 10.12.5, Security Update 2017-002 El Capitan, and Security Update 2017-002 Yosemite↗2017-05-15
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