CVE-2017-7072 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Apple iOS versions prior to 11, specifically within the iBooks component. A remote attacker can exploit this by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted iBooks file, leading to a persistent outage of the device. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) to achieve a high impact on availability (A:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or inclusion in CISA's KEV catalog, and community discussion and media coverage have been minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 10.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.