CVE-2017-6982
It allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted app.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 2.4%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3.2 is affected. The issue involves the "Notifications" component. It allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted app.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.39% probability · 84th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 17 May 2017
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- apple/iphone os
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
EPSS 2.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98479Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038485
- https://support.apple.com/HT207798Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42014/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98479Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038485
- https://support.apple.com/HT207798Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42014/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.