vulnerability

OS X update for iBooks (CVE-2017-2497)

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
May 16, 2017
Added
May 16, 2017
Modified
Mar 27, 2026

Description

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 "iBooks" component. It allows remote attackers to trigger visits to arbitrary URLs via a crafted book.

Solution

apple-osx-upgrade-10_12_5
Title
Rapid7 Labs

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