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CVE-2017-13868

32
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-13868 is a memory-read restriction bypass vulnerability affecting the Kernel component in iOS before 11.2, macOS before 10.13.2, tvOS before 11.2, and watchOS before 4.2. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) allows an attacker to gain access to sensitive memory information via a crafted application, leading to a high impact on confidentiality. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-44234) exists for a related information leak in macOS High Sierra. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.71%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-44234 · Dec 7, 2017
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0471 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 5,760 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

bazad.github.io / 2018/03/a-fun-xnu-infoleak
ExploitThird Party Advisory
github.com / bazad/ctl_ctloutput-leak
ExploitThird Party Advisory
support.apple.com / HT208325
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT208327
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT208331
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT208334
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/102100
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1039952
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1039953
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1039966
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry