High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 3, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-7172

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.2 is affected. macOS before 10.13.2 is affected. iCloud before 7.2 on Windows is affected. iTunes before 12.7.2 on Windows is affected. tvOS before 11.2 is affected. watchOS before 4.2 is affected. The issue involves the "CFNetwork Session" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./iCloud
cpe:2.3:a:apple:icloud:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <7.2
Apple Inc./iTunes
cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <12.7.2
Apple Inc./Iphone OS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <11.2
Apple Inc./Mac OS X
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <10.13.2
Apple Inc./tvOS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <11.2
Apple Inc./watchOS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <4.2

Patches

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References

support.apple.com/HT208325nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT208326nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT208327nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT208328nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT208331nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT208334nvdVendor Advisory

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