PT-2017-18461 · Microsoft · Xamarin.Ios

Published 2017-08-15 · Updated 2021-09-08 · CVE-2017-8665

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Xamarin.iOS (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue allows an attacker to run arbitrary code as root. This is related to the Xamarin.iOS update component on systems running macOS.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Incorrect Permission

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-732

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-8665

Affected Products

Xamarin.Ios

References · 5

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/42454 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8665 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8665 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8665 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/100308 · Note