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CVE-2017-6975

24
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-6975 is a Wi-Fi vulnerability in Apple iOS before version 10.3.1 that allows exploitation of a separate Broadcom firmware stack buffer overflow (CVE-2017-6956) via a specially crafted access point. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.8 (Medium), indicating a physical attack vector with low complexity, and high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage. It is not listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 10.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.8MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
0.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.54%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
42.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0054 is in the 80th percentile among its peer group of 1,531 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2019/May/24
googleprojectzero.blogspot.com / 2017/04/over-air-exploiting-broadcoms-wi-fi_4.html
ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
seclists.org / bugtraq/2019/May/30
support.apple.com / HT207688
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT210121
twitter.com / 4Dgifts/status/849268365457850370
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/97328
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1038172