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high 8.8

CVE-2017-7165 json

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products.

published 2018-04-03 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-16203

cvss
8.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.7%
EPSS 2.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.2 is affected. Safari before 11.0.2 is affected. iCloud before 7.2 on Windows is affected. iTunes before 12.7.2 on Windows is affected. tvOS before 11.2 is affected. watchOS before 4.2 is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site.

Patch / fix

  • apple safari 11.0.2
  • apple icloud 7.2
  • apple itunes 12.7.2
  • apple iphone_os 11.2
  • apple tvos 11.2
  • apple watchos 4.2
  • webkit2gtk Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.18.6-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-7165

  • webkit2gtk Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 2.18.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7165

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • webkit2gtk3 SLES for SAP 12 SP3, SLES 12 SP3, SLED 12 SP3 +2 more 2.20.3-2.23.8

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2018:3387-1

Exploit prediction

2.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 8.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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