CVE-2017-2518

Original summary

Normalized public record · Updated Oct 23, 2026

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.5 is affected. tvOS before 10.2.1 is affected. watchOS before 3.2.2 is affected. The issue involves the "SQLite" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted SQL statement.

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Affected products

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Remediation

Apply the vendor-supported fixed release or mitigation, then verify the affected component is no longer reachable.

1. Confirm the affected product and reachable code path exist in your environment.
2. Apply the vendor-supported patch or mitigation from the primary advisory.
3. Rescan the exact deployed revision and retain verification evidence.

Evidence coverage

SSVC priority

MEDIUM

Confidence

20%

Aliases

None reported

Scores appear only when corresponding evidence exists. Missing data is never interpreted as zero risk.

Sources and record history

1. 1038484 ↗
2. support.apple.com ↗
3. support.apple.com ↗
4. [debian-lts-announce] 20190111 [SECURITY] [DLA 1633-1] sqlite3 security update ↗
5. 98468 ↗
6. support.apple.com ↗
7. support.apple.com ↗
8. USN-4019-1 ↗
9. USN-4019-2 ↗

Record history

Published May 22, 2017 · Last refreshed Oct 23, 2026