What is CVE-2017-2417?

CVE-2017-2417 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-04-02.

How severe is CVE-2017-2417?

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

Vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS

CVE-2017-2417

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3 is affected. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. tvOS before 10.2 is affected. watchOS before 3.2 is affected. The issue involves the "CoreGraphics" component. It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion) via a crafted image.

EPSS: 0.014 (69.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-835 — Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop)

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-2417?: CVE-2017-2417 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-04-02.
How severe is CVE-2017-2417?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.