CVE-2017-13905

HIGH

8.1

CVSS Score

Published: December 23, 2021 at 07:48 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:05 AM UTC

4 products affected across 1 vendormacOSiPhone OStvOS

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Severity

HIGH8.1

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.9%

Description

A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in tvOS 11.2, iOS 11.2, macOS High Sierra 10.13.2, Security Update 2017-002 Sierra, and Security Update 2017-005 El Capitan, watchOS 4.2. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

iPhone OS · Apple

95%

v < 11.2

Affected range stops below 11.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

macOS · Apple

95%

v < 10.13v < 10.13.2v < 11.210.11 ≤ v < 10.11.610.12 ≤ v < 10.12.610.11.6 10.11.6 security_update_2016-001 10.11.6 security_update_2016-002 10.11.6 security_update_2016-003 10.11.6 security_update_2017-001 10.11.6 security_update_2017-002 10.11.6 security_update_2017-003 10.11.6 security_update_2017-004 10.12.6 10.12.6 security_update_2017-001

Affected range stops below 10.11.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 10.12.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 10.13, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 10.13.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 11.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

tvOS · Apple

95%

v < 11.2

Affected range stops below 11.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

watchOS · Apple

95%

v < 4.2

Affected range stops below 4.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (4)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208325

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208327

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208331

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208334

CVSS

8.1HIGH[email protected]

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: HIGH
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-362

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