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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-2390

It allows local users to change arbitrary directory permissions via unspecified vectors.

MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.37%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.37%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

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 symlink mishandling in the "libarchive" component. It allows local users to change arbitrary directory permissions via unspecified vectors.

CVSS 3.0
5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS
0.37% probability · 31th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-59
Affected
apple/iphone os · apple/mac os x · apple/tvos · apple/watchos
Source
product-security@apple.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.