CVE-2017-13862 is a memory corruption vulnerability in the Kernel component of Apple's iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS operating systems, affecting versions prior to 11.2, 10.13.2, 11.2, and 4.2 respectively. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) allows an attacker, via a crafted application, to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges or trigger a denial of service. While the attack requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L), its potential impact includes high confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 11.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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