What is CVE-2017-2399?

CVE-2017-2399 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2017-04-02.

How severe is CVE-2017-2399?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS

CVE-2017-2399

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3 is affected. The issue involves the "Pasteboard" component. It allows physically proximate attackers to read the pasteboard by leveraging the use of an encryption key derived only from the hardware UID (rather than that UID in addition to the user passcode).

EPSS: 0.001 (3.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Apple Iphone_os
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-326 — Inadequate Encryption Strength

References

product-security@apple.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
product-security@apple.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-2399?: CVE-2017-2399 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2017-04-02.
How severe is CVE-2017-2399?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.