Buffer overflow in Apple Iphone OS
CVE-2017-2377
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3 is affected. Safari before 10.1 is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit Web Inspector" component. It allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) by leveraging a window-close action during a debugger-pause state.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.019 (78.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Apple Iphone_os
- Apple Safari
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- product-security@apple.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- product-security@apple.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- product-security@apple.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-2377?
- CVE-2017-2377 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-04-02.
- How severe is CVE-2017-2377?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.