CVE-2017-13847 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability affecting Apple iOS before 11.2 and macOS before 10.13.2, specifically within the IOKit component. An attacker can exploit this flaw via a crafted application to achieve arbitrary code execution in a privileged context or trigger a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it requires user interaction (UI:R) but has low attack complexity (AC:L) and can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-43326) details a kernel use-after-free exploit, indicating public exploit code exists. Despite this, there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 11.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 10.13.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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