What is CVE-2017-2448?

CVE-2017-2448 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2017-04-02.

How severe is CVE-2017-2448?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-2448 known to be exploited?

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

Information disclosure in Apple Iphone OS

CVE-2017-2448

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. The issue involves the "Keychain" component. It allows man-in-the-middle attackers to bypass an iCloud Keychain secret protection mechanism by leveraging lack of authentication for OTR packets.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.016 (73.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

Public proof-of-concept exploits

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)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-2448?: CVE-2017-2448 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2017-04-02.
How severe is CVE-2017-2448?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-2448 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.