CVE-2017-6991

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3.2 is affected. macOS before 10...

8.8 High

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.79%Up 1.5 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

Record: CVE-2017-6991
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2017-6991
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-16029 No score

Record: EUVD-2017-16029
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gxp5-fp3c-g8pm 8.8

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3.2 is affected. macOS before 10...

Record: GHSA-gxp5-fp3c-g8pm
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVMGASA-2017-0317 No score

Chromium-browser 60.0.3112.101 fixes security issues

Multiple flaws were found in the way Chromium 57 processes various types of web content, where loading a web page containing malicious content could cause Chromium to crash, execute arbitrary code, or disclose sensitive information. (CVE-2017-5057, CVE-2017-5058, CVE-2017-5059, CVE-2017-5060, CVE-2017-5061, CVE-2017-5062, CVE-2017-5063, CVE-2017-5064, CVE-2017-5065, CVE-2017-5066, CVE-2017-5067, CVE-2017-5068, CVE-2017-5069, CVE-2017-5070, CVE-2017-5071, CVE-2017-5072, CVE-2017-5073, CVE-2017-5074, CVE-2017-5075, CVE-2017-5076, CVE-2017-5077, CVE-2017-5078, CVE-2017-5079, CVE-2017-5080, CVE-2017-5081, CVE-2017-5082, CVE-2017-5083, CVE-2017-5085, CVE-2017-5086, CVE-2017-5087, CVE-2017-5088, CVE-2017-5089, CVE-2017-5091, CVE-2017-5092, CVE-2017-5093, CVE-2017-5094, CVE-2017-5095, CVE-2017-5096, CVE-2017-5097, CVE-2017-5098, CVE-2017-5099, CVE-2017-5100, CVE-2017-5101, CVE-2017-5102, CVE-2017-5103, CVE-2017-5104, CVE-2017-5105, CVE-2017-5106, CVE-2017-5107, CVE-2017-5108, CVE-2017-5109, CVE-2017-5110, CVE-2017-6991)

Record: MGASA-2017-0317
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`chromium-browser-stable` Mageia:5 From an advisory covering 51 CVEs	before 60.0.3112.101-1.mga5	60.0.3112.101-1.mga5
`libwebp` Mageia:5 From an advisory covering 51 CVEs	before 0.4.3-1.1.mga5	0.4.3-1.1.mga5
`chromium-browser-stable` Mageia:6 From an advisory covering 51 CVEs	before 60.0.3112.101-1.mga6	60.0.3112.101-1.mga6

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-6991 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Apple Iphone Os, published May 22, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.79%, the 78th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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