CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-6996

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products related to the 'AVEVideoEncoder' component. iOS before 10.3.2, tvOS before 10.2.1, and watchOS before 3.2.2 are affected, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service via a crafted app.

Risk Assessment

Organizations using affected products may be vulnerable to unauthorized code execution or system crashes, potentially leading to data loss or service downtime.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update affected systems to the latest versions to mitigate the risk associated with this vulnerability.

Other vulnerabilities in AVEVideoEncoder

See all
Original NVD description (English source)

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3.2 is affected. tvOS before 10.2.1 is affected. watchOS before 3.2.2 is affected. The issue involves the "AVEVideoEncoder" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS