CVE-2017-2471
Description
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
OS impact
macOS Affected 2 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 10.2.1 | Affected | — |
| 3.1.3 | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 2.14.6-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 2.14.6-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 2.14.6-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2.14.6-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 2.14.6-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| apple | safari | 10.0.3 | |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97133
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038137
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1105
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-15
- https://support.apple.com/HT207600
- https://support.apple.com/HT207602
- https://support.apple.com/HT207617
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41813/
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-2471
CWEs
CWE-416
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.