Denial of service in Apple iOS - CVE-2017-2495
Published: May 16, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6552
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2495
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
Apple iOS
Apple iOS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS conditions on the target device.
The weakness exists due to a memory handling error in Safari's history menu. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted webpage, trick the victim into visiting it and cause the application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
The weakness exists due to a memory handling error in Safari's history menu. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted webpage, trick the victim into visiting it and cause the application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-2495
Update to version 10.3.2.