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CVE-2017-7086

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-10-23 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-400

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11 is affected. macOS before 10.13 is affected. tvOS before 11 is affected. watchOS before 4 is affected. The issue involves the "libc" component. It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a crafted string that is mishandled by the glob function.

Affected products

• Apple Iphone Os: through 10.3.3
• macOS: through 10.12.6
• Apple tvOS: through 10.2.2
• Apple watchOS: through 3.2.3

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100990
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039427
• https://support.apple.com/HT208112
• https://support.apple.com/HT208113
• https://support.apple.com/HT208115
• https://support.apple.com/HT208144
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100990
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039427
• https://support.apple.com/HT208112
• https://support.apple.com/HT208113
• https://support.apple.com/HT208115
• https://support.apple.com/HT208144

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