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CVE-2017-2398

24
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-2398 is a memory corruption vulnerability in the Kernel component of Apple iOS before 10.3 and macOS before 10.12.4. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.8) allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges or trigger a denial of service via a crafted application. While the vulnerability has a high potential impact, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.37%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
69.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0137 is in the 67th percentile among its peer group of 11,617 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

support.apple.com / HT207615
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT207617
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/97147
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1038138