What is CVE-2017-2368?

CVE-2017-2368 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-02-20.

How severe is CVE-2017-2368?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-2368 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Improper input validation in Apple Iphone OS

CVE-2017-2368

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2.1 is affected. The issue involves the "Contacts" component. It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted contact card.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2017-02-20 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (67.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 67.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apple Iphone OS

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Public proof-of-concept exploits

vincedes3/CVE-2017-2368

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/95722 (vdb-entry)
support.apple.com/HT207482
www.securitytracker.com/id/1037668 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-2368?: CVE-2017-2368 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-02-20.
How severe is CVE-2017-2368?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-2368 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.