CVE-2017-6979 (GCVE-0-2017-6979)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-05-22 04:54 – Updated: 2024-08-05 15:49
VLAI?
Summary
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.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
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References
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https://support.apple.com/HT207797 x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://support.apple.com/HT207800 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98468 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42555/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
https://support.apple.com/HT207798 x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://support.apple.com/HT207801 x_refsource_CONFIRM
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