Use After Free in Apple Iphone OS
CVE-2017-2471
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3 is affected. Safari before 10.1 is affected. watchOS before 3.2 is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit" component. A use-after-free vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.085 (94.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 94.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.085 · newest: 0.085 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple Iphone OS — versions 10.2.1
- Apple Safari — versions 10.0.3
- Apple watchOS — versions 3.1.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038137 (vdb-entry)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-15 (vendor-advisory)
- support.apple.com/HT207602 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/97133 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- support.apple.com/HT207600 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41813/ (exploit)
- bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail
- support.apple.com/HT207617 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-2471?
- CVE-2017-2471 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-04-02.
- How severe is CVE-2017-2471?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-2471 known to be exploited?
- 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.