An issue was discovered in certain Apple products
Published Apr 2, 2017
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.37%
Description
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3 is affected. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. tvOS before 10.2 is affected. watchOS before 3.2 is affected. The issue involves symlink mishandling in the "libarchive" component. It allows local users to change arbitrary directory permissions via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00373) | 28.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00373) | 31.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.11% (0.00114) | 0.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.11% (0.00114) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (6)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97137 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038138 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://support.apple.com/HT207601 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT207602 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT207615 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT207617 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97137 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038138 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://support.apple.com/HT207601 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://support.apple.com/HT207602 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://support.apple.com/HT207615 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://support.apple.com/HT207617 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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