CVE-2017-7079
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iTunes before 12.7 is affected. The issue...
CVE-2017-7079 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Apple Itunes, published October 23, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.94%, the 61st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 5.5 MediumCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.94%EPSS, 61st percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iTunes before 12.7 is affected. The issue involves the "Data Sync" component. It allows attackers to access iOS backups (written by iTunes) via a crafted app.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iTunes before 12.7 is affected. The issue involves the "Data Sync" component. It allows attackers to access iOS backups (written by iTunes) via a crafted app.
- Record
CVE-2017-7079- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-552
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iTunes before 12.7 is affected. The issue involves the "Data Sync" component. It allows attackers to access iOS backups (written by iTunes) via a crafted app.
- Record
CVE-2017-7079- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-16117No score
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iTunes before 12.7 is affected. The issue involves the "Data Sync" component. It allows attackers to access iOS backups (written by iTunes) via a crafted app.
- Record
EUVD-2017-16117- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wg6f-8qgj-cpw7
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iTunes before 12.7 is affected. The issue...
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iTunes before 12.7 is affected. The issue involves the "Data Sync" component. It allows attackers to access iOS backups (written by iTunes) via a crafted app.
- Record
GHSA-wg6f-8qgj-cpw7- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-552
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
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