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).
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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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.001 (2.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 2.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038139 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/97138 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- support.apple.com/HT207617 (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.