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CVE-2017-2370

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2017-02-20
  • Fixed in10.2.1
  • WeaknessCWE-119

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Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2.1 is affected. macOS before 10.12.3 is affected. tvOS before 10.1.1 is affected. watchOS before 3.1.3 is affected. The issue involves the "Kernel" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) via a crafted app.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2017-02-2008:59CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2026-10-2319:23First public proof of conceptPoC-in-GitHub
  3. 2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
Block these indicators
  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2017-2370?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2017-2370?format=csv
  • TAXII collection of exploited CVEs
  • The EDL and CSV take an API key on the Pro plan.

Versions per branch

NVD
Apple iphone os
BranchAffectedFixed in
10.2< 10.2.110.2.1
Apple mac os x
BranchAffectedFixed in
10.12< 10.12.310.12.3
Apple tvos
BranchAffectedFixed in
10.1< 10.1.110.1.1

1 more product in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Apple iphone os to 10.2.1

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-10-23 19:23 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-41163
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
4 repositories, unverifiedmaximehip/extra_recipeldebug/extra_recipeRootkitsmm-zz/extra_recipe-iOS-10.2Peterpan0927/CVE-2017-2370
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.07.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.09.3read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-119read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score11.3 %read 2026-10-23
  • PoC-in-GitHubproof of concept4read 2026-10-23
  • Exploit-DBdetectionread 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2017-02-20
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-2370?

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2.1 is affected. macOS before 10.12.3 is affected. tvOS before 10.1.1 is affected. watchOS before 3.1.3 is affected. The issue involves the "Kernel" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) via a crafted app.

Is CVE-2017-2370 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2017-2370 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 11.3% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-2370?

CVE-2017-2370 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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