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CVE-2017-13880

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.8)—

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 11.2, watchOS 4.2. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privilege.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (2)

Apple — Iphone OSApple — Watchos

CWEs

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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