High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 2, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-2398

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3 is affected. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. The issue involves the "Kernel" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./Iphone OS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=10.2.1
Apple Inc./Mac OS X
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=10.12.3
Apple Inc./Kernelllm-fuzzy
Range: <10.3 (iOS), <10.12.4 (macOS)
Apple Inc./macOSllm-fuzzy
Range: <10.12.4
Apple Inc./iOSllm-fuzzy
Range: <10.3

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References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/97147nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
support.apple.com/HT207615nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT207617nvdVendor Advisory
www.securitytracker.com/id/1038138nvd

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