CVE-2017-7068 is a critical vulnerability affecting Apple's iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS operating systems prior to versions 10.3.3, 10.12.6, 10.2.2, and 3.2.3 respectively. The flaw resides in the libarchive component, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service through a buffer overflow when processing a specially crafted archive file. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires user interaction (e.g., opening a malicious file) but can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), nor is it listed in CISA's KEV catalog, indicating it is not actively exploited in the wild. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 10.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 10.12.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 10.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 3.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.