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CVE-2017-2482

37
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-2482 is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Kernel component of Apple iOS before 10.3, macOS before 10.12.4, tvOS before 10.2, and watchOS before 3.2. This flaw allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context through a crafted application. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L), but can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, an exploit (EDB-41796) targeting the 'bpf' heap overflow in macOS/iOS Kernel 10.12.3 is publicly available, though there is no evidence of widespread active exploitation 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 10.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 3.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
5.11%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-41796 · Apr 4, 2017
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0511 is in the 92nd 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 / HT207601
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT207602
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT207615
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT207617
Vendor Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/41796
securityfocus.com / bid/97137
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1038138