CVE-2017-8665
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."
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
Xamarin Studio for Mac 6.2.1 (build 3) / 6.3 (build 863) - Local Privilege Escalation
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| macos | - | not-affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | xamarin.ios | {"endIncluding":"10.11"} | |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100308
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8665
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42454/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100308
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8665
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42454/
CWEs
CWE-732
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.