CVE-2017-2496

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3303-1

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3.2 is affected. Safari before 10.1.1 is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site.

Se descubrió un problema en ciertos productos de Apple. iOS anterior a versión 10.3.2 está afectado. Safari anterior a versión 10.1.1 está afectado. El problema implica el componente "WebKit". Permite a los atacantes remotos ejecutar código arbitrario o causar una denegación de servicio (corrupción de memoria y bloqueo de aplicación) por medio de un sitio web especialmente diseñado.

A large number of security issues were discovered in the WebKitGTK+ Web and JavaScript engines. If a user were tricked into viewing a malicious website, a remote attacker could exploit a variety of issues related to web browser security, including cross-site scripting attacks, denial of service attacks, and arbitrary code execution.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2016-12-01 CVE Reserved
2017-05-15 CVE Published
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98474	Vdb Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038487	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-15	2017-07-08
https://support.apple.com/HT207798	2017-07-08
https://support.apple.com/HT207804	2017-07-08

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Iphone Os Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os"				<= 10.3.1 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os" and version " <= 10.3.1"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Safari Search vendor "Apple" for product "Safari"				<= 10.1 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Safari" and version " <= 10.1"		-		Affected