Memory corruption in Apple Inc. products - CVE-2017-7160

 

Memory corruption in Apple Inc. products - CVE-2017-7160

Published: March 22, 2018 / Updated: March 22, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU11213
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7160
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
Apple iOS
Apple Safari
iCloud for Windows
iTunes

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to boundary error. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.


How to mitigate CVE-2017-7160

Update to versions iOS 11.2, Safari 11.0.2, iCloud 7.2 on Windows, iTunes 12.7.2 on Windows or tvOS 11.2.

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