PT-2017-3078 · Apple · Tvos+4

Russ Cox · Published 2017-09-19 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-7086

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions iOS versions prior to 11 macOS versions prior to 10.13 tvOS versions prior to 11 watchOS versions prior to 4

Description The issue involves the libc component and allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted string that is mishandled by the glob function. This is related to errors in resource management, specifically resource consumption.

Recommendations For iOS versions prior to 11, update to version 11 or later. For macOS versions prior to 10.13, update to version 10.13 or later. For tvOS versions prior to 11, update to version 11 or later. For watchOS versions prior to 4, update to version 4 or later.

Fix

Resource Exhaustion

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-400

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-02448

CVE-2017-7086

Affected Products

Ios

Libc

Apple Macos

Tvos

Watchos

References · 9

• https://support.apple.com/HT208115 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT208112 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT208144 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT208113 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-02448 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7086 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-7086 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/100990 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1039427 · Note