CVE-2017-2520
Status: ModifiedCritical (9.8)—
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.5 is affected. tvOS before 10.2.1 is affected. watchOS before 3.2.2 is affected. The issue involves the "SQLite" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted SQL statement.
CVSS
- Version: 3.0
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Base score: 9.8
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 4.64%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 91
- Score date: 10/9/2026
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 (5)
CWEs
- CWE-787
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98468
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038484
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00009.html
- https://support.apple.com/HT207797
- https://support.apple.com/HT207798
- https://support.apple.com/HT207800
- https://support.apple.com/HT207801
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4019-1/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98468
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038484
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00009.html
- https://support.apple.com/HT207797
- https://support.apple.com/HT207798
- https://support.apple.com/HT207800
- https://support.apple.com/HT207801
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4019-1/
Raw JSON (NVD)
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