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CVE-2017-8665 Details

Description

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."

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8665 CVEPatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42454/ CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100308 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8665 [email protected]PatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42454/ [email protected]Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

see all 6 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
microsoft xamarin.ios
<= 10.11

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:xamarin.ios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
apple macos
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-8665
NVD Published Date:
Aug 15, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]