High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published May 22, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-6981

Description

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.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./Iphone OS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=10.3.1
Apple Inc./Mac OS X
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=10.12.4

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

support.apple.com/HT207797nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT207798nvdVendor Advisory
www.securitytracker.com/id/1038484nvd

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