CVE-2017-7086

moderate-risk
Published 2017-10-23

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11 is affected. macOS before 10.13 is affected. tvOS before 11 is affected. watchOS before 4 is affected. The issue involves the "libc" component. It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a crafted string that is mishandled by the glob function.

Do I need to act?

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4.6% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.5/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (4)

Affected Vendors

Apple

References (12)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100990
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039427
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT208112
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT208113
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT208115
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT208144
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100990
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039427
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT208112
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT208113
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT208115
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT208144
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moderate-risk
Severity 26/34 · High
Exploitability 8/34 · Low
Exposure 10/34 · Low