CVE-2017-6997 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 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, requiring user interaction (UI:R) for exploitation. While not listed in CISA KEV, public exploit code exists (EDB-42555), and it received notable community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness and potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.