High severity7.0NVD Advisory· Published Apr 2, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-2478

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.

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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./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

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References

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/41794/nvd

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