Privilege escalation in Xamarin.iOS - CVE-2017-8665
Published: August 14, 2017 / Updated: September 14, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU8246
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8665
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Xamarin.iOS
Xamarin.iOS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in the Xamarin.iOS update component due to improper handling of directories and binaries. A local attacker can gain root privileges and execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-8665
Install updates from vendor's website.