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CVE-2017-7172

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.2 is affected. macOS before 10.13.2 is affected. iCloud

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.2 is affected. macOS before 10.13.2 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 "CFNetwork Session" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.00765
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules7 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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Affected Products & Versions

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apple iphone os< 11.2
apple mac os x< 10.13.2
apple tvos< 11.2
apple watchos< 4.2
apple icloud< 7.2
apple itunes< 12.7.2
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productcriticalHackTool - Windows Credential Editor (WCE) Execution
productcriticalWindows Credential Editor Registry
producthighOpenCanary - MSSQL Login Attempt Via Windows Authentication
producthighWindows LAPS Credential Dump From Entra ID
producthighTamper Windows Defender - PSClassic
producthighTamper Windows Defender Remove-MpPreference - ScriptBlockLogging
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Scoring & Timeline

7.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.0 · product-security@apple.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD03 Apr 2018 · 06:29 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://support.apple.com/HT208325Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT208326Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT208327Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT208328Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT208331Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT208334Vendor Advisory
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