CVE-2017-6998
published 2017-05-22CVE-2017-6998: An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3.2 is affected. tvOS before 10.2.1 is affected. watchOS before 3.2.2 is affected. The issue…
PriorityP348high7.8CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EXPLOIT
EPSS
4.22%
89.8th percentile
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3.2 is affected. tvOS before 10.2.1 is affected. watchOS before 3.2.2 is affected. The issue involves the "AVEVideoEncoder" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.
Affected
6 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| apple | ios | — | — |
| apple | iphone_os | <= 10.3.1 | — |
| apple | tvos | <= 10.2 | — |
| apple | tvos | — | — |
| apple | watchos | <= 3.2 | — |
| apple | watchos | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.07.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.09.3CRITICALAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3.2 is affected. tvOS before 10.2.1 is affected. watchOS before 3.2.2 is affected. The issue involves the "AVEVideoEncoder" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.
Apple
CVE-2017-6998: iOS 10.3.2
vendor_apple·2017-05-15·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-6998 [HIGH] CVE-2017-6998: iOS 10.3.2
Apple Security Update: About the security content of iOS 10.3.2
Product: iOS
Version: 10.3.2
CVE: CVE-2017-6998
Component: AVEVideoEncoder
Impact: An application may be able to gain kernel privileges
Description: Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling.
Apple
CVE-2017-6998: watchOS 3.2.2
vendor_apple·2017-05-15·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-6998 [HIGH] CVE-2017-6998: watchOS 3.2.2
Apple Security Update: About the security content of watchOS 3.2.2
Product: watchOS
Version: 3.2.2
CVE: CVE-2017-6998
Component: AVEVideoEncoder
Impact: An application may be able to gain kernel privileges
Description: Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling.
Apple
CVE-2017-6998: tvOS 10.2.1
vendor_apple·2017-05-15·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-6998 [HIGH] CVE-2017-6998: tvOS 10.2.1
Apple Security Update: About the security content of tvOS 10.2.1
Product: tvOS
Version: 10.2.1
CVE: CVE-2017-6998
Component: AVEVideoEncoder
Impact: An application may be able to gain kernel privileges
Description: Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling.
No detection rules found.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98571https://support.apple.com/HT207798https://support.apple.com/HT207800https://support.apple.com/HT207801https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42555/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98571https://support.apple.com/HT207798https://support.apple.com/HT207800https://support.apple.com/HT207801https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42555/
2017-05-22
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