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CVE-2017-6994

33
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-6994 is a memory corruption vulnerability in the AVEVideoEncoder component of Apple iOS before 10.3.2, tvOS before 10.2.1, and watchOS before 3.2.2. This flaw allows an attacker, via a crafted application, to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it presents a significant risk due to its potential for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring user interaction but with low attack complexity. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, a public kernel exploit (EDB-42555) exists, and the vulnerability has garnered substantial community discussion and media coverage, indicating a high level of awareness and potential for exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 10.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 10.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 3.2CPE 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
4.22%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-42555 · Aug 26, 2017
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0422 is in the 91st percentile among its peer group of 11,621 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

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 / HT207798
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT207800
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT207801
Vendor Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/42555
securityfocus.com / bid/98571
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry