Memory corruption in Apple iOS - CVE-2017-6979
Published: May 16, 2017 / Updated: September 14, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6587
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6979
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error in the IOSurface component when parsing malicious content. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application to gain kernel privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in full access to the system.
Affected software
Apple iOS
How to mitigate CVE-2017-6979
Update to version 10.3.2.