CVE-2017-7086

Apple Security Advisory 2017-10-31-8

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Se ha descubierto un problema en ciertos productos Apple. Se han visto afectadas las versiones de iOS anteriores a la 11, las versiones de macOS anteriores a la 10.13, las versiones de tvOS anteriores a la 11 y las versiones de watchOS anteriores a la 4. El problema implica el componente "libc". Permite que atacantes remotos provoquen una denegación de servicio (consumo de recursos) mediante una cadena manipulada que la función glob gestiona de manera incorrecta.

Additional information for the APPLE-SA-2017-09-25-1 macOS High Sierra 10.13 advisory has been provided that relates to Apache and various other software.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2017-03-17 CVE Reserved
2017-09-28 CVE Published
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CAPEC

References (6)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100990	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039427	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://support.apple.com/HT208112	2019-10-03
https://support.apple.com/HT208113	2019-10-03
https://support.apple.com/HT208115	2019-10-03
https://support.apple.com/HT208144	2019-10-03

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Iphone Os Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os"				<= 10.3.3 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os" and version " <= 10.3.3"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				<= 10.12.6 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version " <= 10.12.6"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Tvos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Tvos"				<= 10.2.2 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Tvos" and version " <= 10.2.2"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Watchos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Watchos"				<= 3.2.3 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Watchos" and version " <= 3.2.3"		-		Affected