High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 20, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2017-7068

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3.3 is affected. macOS before 10.12.6 is affected. tvOS before 10.2.2 is affected. watchOS before 3.2.3 is affected. The issue involves the "libarchive" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted archive file.

Affected products

Apple Inc./Iphone Os
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=10.3.2
Apple Inc./Mac Os X
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=10.12.5
Apple Inc./tvOS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=10.2.1
Apple Inc./watchOS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=3.2.2

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/99883nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1038950nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
support.apple.com/HT207922nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT207923nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT207924nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT207925nvdVendor Advisory

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