Vulnerability CVE-2017-6996
Published: 2017-05-22

Description:
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3.2 is affected. tvOS before 10.2.1 is affected. watchOS before 3.2.2 is affected. The issue involves the "AVEVideoEncoder" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

Type:

CWE-119

 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
9.3/10
10/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Apple -> Apple tv 
Apple -> Watchos 
Apple -> Iphone os 
Apple -> TVOS 

 References:
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98571
https://support.apple.com/HT207798
https://support.apple.com/HT207800
https://support.apple.com/HT207801
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42555/
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