7.8
HIGH
CVE-2017-6986
Apple iBooks Sandboxing Escape and Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.5 is affected. The issue involves the "iBooks" component. It allows attackers to conduct sandbox-escape attacks or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

INFO

Published Date :

May 22, 2017, 5:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-6986 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple mac_os_x
2 Apple mac_os_x
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-6986.

URL Resource
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038484
https://support.apple.com/HT207797 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038484
https://support.apple.com/HT207797 Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-6986 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038484
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT207797
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038484 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 01, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT207797 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT207797 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.07 }} 0.00%

score

0.28328

percentile

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