CVE-2017-2446: apple iphone_os
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-2446 is a high (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in apple iphone_os. EPSS estimates a 8.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 1Timeline
- 02-04-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3 is affected. Safari before 10.1 is affected. tvOS before 10.2 is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site that leverages the mishandling of strict mode functions.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
8.26%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
95%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 8.26% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
2 foundApple Safari - 'DateTimeFormat.format' Type Confusion
Maturity: poc
Apple Safari - Builtin JavaScript Allows Function.caller to be Used in Strict Mode
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Ubuntu4 products
- qtwebkit-opensource-srcAll versions (No fix recorded)
- qtwebkit-sourceAll versions (No fix recorded)
- webkit2gtk< 2.16.1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
- webkitgtkAll versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
- webkit2gtk< 2.14.6-1
3 vendors · 8 products
References
15 links- bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1032X Refsource MISC
