High severity7.0NVD Advisory· Published Apr 2, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2017-2456

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3 is affected. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. tvOS before 10.2 is affected. watchOS before 3.2 is affected. The issue involves the "Kernel" component. A race condition allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.

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./tvOS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=10.1.1
Apple Inc./watchOS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=3.1.3

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detailnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/97137nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
support.apple.com/HT207601nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT207602nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT207615nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT207617nvdVendor Advisory
www.securitytracker.com/id/1038138nvd
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41778/nvd

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