CVE-2017-7115 is a critical vulnerability affecting Apple iOS and tvOS versions prior to 11, specifically within the Wi-Fi component. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges or trigger a denial-of-service condition through memory corruption by sending specially crafted Wi-Fi traffic that exploits a race condition. With a CVSS score of 8.1 (High), the vulnerability is remotely exploitable with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, though it requires high attack complexity. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit for remote code execution on iOS 10.2 is publicly available on ExploitDB, indicating its potential for exploitation despite limited community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 10.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 10.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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