Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published May 22, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2017-6987

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.5 is affected. tvOS before 10.2.1 is affected. watchOS before 3.2.2 is affected. The issue involves the "Kernel" component. It allows attackers to bypass intended memory-read restrictions via a crafted app.

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
Apple Inc./tvOS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=10.2
Apple Inc./watchOS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=3.2

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/98468nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
support.apple.com/HT207797nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT207798nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT207800nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT207801nvdVendor Advisory
www.securitytracker.com/id/1038484nvd

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