What is CVE-2017-7000?

CVE-2017-7000 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-04-03.

How severe is CVE-2017-7000?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-7000 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Apple Iphone OS

CVE-2017-7000

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.5 is affected. The issue involves the "SQLite" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2018-04-03 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.029 (86.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.030 · newest: 0.029 · change: -0.001

Affected products

Apple Iphone OS
Apple Mac OS X
Chromium
Debian Linux — versions 9.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 6.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

support.apple.com/HT207797 (Vendor Advisory)
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-15 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/98767 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3926 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/99950 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1833 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
support.apple.com/HT207798 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7000?: CVE-2017-7000 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-04-03.
How severe is CVE-2017-7000?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-7000 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.