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.
CVE-2017-6983
HIGHNVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence
Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-17. NVD baseline CVSS 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
8.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 2%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 8.8
- EG Score
- 8.8(medium)
- EPSS
- 77.9%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
May 22, 2017
Last Modified
May 13, 2026
Advisory Details (4)
Auto-updated May 22, 2026No patch confirmed yet.
generic
About the security content of macOS Sierra 10.12.5, Security Update 2017-002 El Capitan, and Security Update 2017-002 Yosemite - Apple Support
https://support.apple.com/HT207797generic
Android Security Bulletin—September 2017 | Android Open Source Project
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01Data Freshness Timeline
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Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2017-6983?
CVE-2017-6983 is a high vulnerability published on May 22, 2017. 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…
When was CVE-2017-6983 disclosed?
CVE-2017-6983 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 22, 2017, with the most recent update on May 13, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2017-6983 actively exploited?
CVE-2017-6983 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 77.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-6983?
CVE-2017-6983 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2017-6983?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2017-6983, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.
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