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Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-6981

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.
Publish Date : 2017-05-22 Last Update Date : 2019-10-02
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- CVSS Scores & Vulnerability Types

CVSS Score
9.3
Confidentiality Impact Complete (There is total information disclosure, resulting in all system files being revealed.)
Integrity Impact Complete (There is a total compromise of system integrity. There is a complete loss of system protection, resulting in the entire system being compromised.)
Availability Impact Complete (There is a total shutdown of the affected resource. The attacker can render the resource completely unavailable.)
Access Complexity Medium (The access conditions are somewhat specialized. Some preconditions must be satistified to exploit)
Authentication Not required (Authentication is not required to exploit the vulnerability.)
Gained Access Admin
Vulnerability Type(s) Execute Code
CWE ID 59

- Products Affected By CVE-2017-6981

# Product Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language
1 OS Apple Iphone Os 10.3.1 Version Details Vulnerabilities
2 OS Apple Mac Os X 10.12.4 Version Details Vulnerabilities

- Number Of Affected Versions By Product

Vendor Product Vulnerable Versions
Apple Iphone Os 1
Apple Mac Os X 1

- References For CVE-2017-6981

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038484
SECTRACK 1038484
https://support.apple.com/HT207798 CONFIRM
https://support.apple.com/HT207797 CONFIRM

- Metasploit Modules Related To CVE-2017-6981

There are not any metasploit modules related to this CVE entry (Please visit www.metasploit.com for more information)
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