TI-2017-10145 Aliases CVE-2017-13880 GHSA-rq38-q64w-4362

Apple watchOS: An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privilege

LOW 36Published 2021-12-23 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 11.2, watchOS 4.2. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privilege.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00916 60th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed watchOS (Apple): 4.2iOS (Apple): 11.2

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Apple	watchOS	before 4.2	4.2	Patch available	CNA
Apple	iOS	before 11.2	11.2	Patch available	CNA

watchOS VendorApple Affected before 4.2 Fixed in 4.2 Patch available CNA
iOS VendorApple Affected before 11.2 Fixed in 11.2 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::	before 11.2	Vulnerable	Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos::::::::	before 4.2	Vulnerable	Apple

cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 11.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.2 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

Fix · CNA watchOS (Apple) Fixed in 4.2
Fix · CNA iOS (Apple) Fixed in 11.2

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

Release · 2021-12-23
Apple watchOS 4.2
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2017-10158 Race condition in Apple watchOSPriority LOW 37
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Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-13880
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rq38-q64w-4362

References

Advisory 2

TI-2025-28008 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2025-22441 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2025-22440 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2025-17951 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2022-06854 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

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Sources

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