Is CVE-2017-7161 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-7161 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-7161?

CVE-2017-7161 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-7161?

CVE-2017-7161 has an EPSS score of 2.16% (80th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-7161?

Upgrade webkit2gtk on debian 11 to 2.18.6-1 or later. Fixes are available for 5 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-7161

HIGHEPSS 80th pctl

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. Safari before 11.0.2 is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit Web Inspector" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via special characters that trigger command injection.

CWE-77Command Injection

How to fix

Remediation Available

webkit2gtkDebian

Fixed in:2.18.6-1CVE-2017-7161

libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18Ubuntu

Fixed in:2.18.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1USN-3551-1

libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37Ubuntu

Fixed in:2.18.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1USN-3551-1

webkit2gtkUbuntu

Fixed in:2.18.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1USN-3551-1

SafariWindows application

Affected:11.0.2Fixed in:11.0.2Apple Inc.

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.16%probability of exploitation in 30 days

80thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 80% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

support.apple.com

Third-Party Advisory1

usn.ubuntu.com

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CVE-2024-3400	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2024-21887	Critical	9.1	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2023-1671	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-1389	High	8.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-1498	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2012-1823	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.