CVE-2017-2476: apple iphone_os

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-2476 is a high (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in apple iphone_os. EPSS estimates a 6.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Timeline

1. 02-04-2017
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last 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 or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.