CVE-2017-6981 (GCVE-0-2017-6981)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2017-05-22 04:54
Modified
2024-08-05 15:49
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.5 is affected. The issue involves the "iBooks" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app that uses symlinks.
References
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038484 vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK
https://support.apple.com/HT207797 x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://support.apple.com/HT207798 x_refsource_CONFIRM
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a n/a Version: n/a
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