CVE-2017-2390 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Apple iOS before 10.3, macOS before 10.12.4, tvOS before 10.2, and watchOS before 3.2. The flaw resides in the "libarchive" component, specifically due to symlink mishandling, which allows a local user to modify arbitrary directory permissions. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local user privileges, but can lead to high integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 10.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 10.12.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 10.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 3.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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