CVE-2017-13905 is a race condition vulnerability affecting Apple's iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS that could allow an application to gain elevated privileges. With a CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH), it presents a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, despite a high attack complexity. While no public exploits or Metasploit modules are available, and there's minimal community discussion, the potential for privilege escalation makes patching critical. Apple addressed this issue in tvOS 11.2, iOS 11.2, macOS High Sierra 10.13.2, Security Update 2017-002 Sierra, Security Update 2017-005 El Capitan, and watchOS 4.2.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 11.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 10.11, < 10.11.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 10.12, < 10.12.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.11.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.11.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.11.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.11.6:security_update_2016-001:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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