Use-after-free in tvOS - CVE-2017-2463

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Use-after-free in tvOS - CVE-2017-2463

Published: April 2, 2017 / Updated: July 18, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU31424
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2463
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
tvOS

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3 is affected. Safari before 10.1 is affected. iCloud before 6.2 on Windows is affected. iTunes before 12.6 on Windows is affected. tvOS before 10.2 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.


How to mitigate CVE-2017-2463

Install update from vendor's website.

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