CVE-2017-6979
Description
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| macos | affected | |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98468
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038484
- https://support.apple.com/HT207797
- https://support.apple.com/HT207798
- https://support.apple.com/HT207800
- https://support.apple.com/HT207801
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42555/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98468
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038484
- https://support.apple.com/HT207797
- https://support.apple.com/HT207798
- https://support.apple.com/HT207800
- https://support.apple.com/HT207801
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42555/
CWEs
CWE-362
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.