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CVE-2017-8665

The Xamarin.iOS update component on systems running macOS allows an attacker to run arbitrary code as root, aka "Xamarin.iOS Elevation Of Privilege Vulnerability."

Published

2017-08-15T18:29:00.163

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-732

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	microsoft	xamarin.ios	≤ 10.11	Yes
Operating System	apple	macos	-	No

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100308 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8665 Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42454/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100308 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8665 Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42454/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)