CVE-2017-7563 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting ARM Trusted Firmware 1.3, where a flaw in memory protection allows attackers to bypass the MT_EXECUTE_NEVER mechanism. This is due to an inconsistency in the number of execute-never bits, making read-only memory executable at AArch64 Secure EL1. With a CVSS score of 8.1, this vulnerability presents a high risk of compromise to confidentiality, integrity, and availability, despite requiring high attack complexity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:trustedfirmware:trusted_firmware-a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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