7.8
HIGH
CVE-2017-8665
Xamarin.iOS Elevation Of Privilege Vulnerability
Description

The Xamarin.iOS update component on systems running macOS allows an attacker to run arbitrary code as root, aka "Xamarin.iOS Elevation Of Privilege Vulnerability."

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 15, 2017, 6:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:34 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-8665 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 macos
1 Microsoft xamarin.ios
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-2017-8665.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100308 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8665 Patch Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42454/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100308 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8665 Patch Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42454/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-8665 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-8665 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.securityfocus.com/bid/100308
    Added Reference https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8665
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42454/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 08, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-284 CWE-732
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 25, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8665 No Types Assigned https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8665 Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100308 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100308 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42454/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42454/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-284
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:xamarin.ios:10.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42454/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100308 [No Types Assigned]
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.

42.54 }} 42.49%

score

0.97381

percentile

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