Memory corruption in Apple iOS - CVE-2017-2538

 

Memory corruption in Apple iOS - CVE-2017-2538

Published: May 16, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU6564
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-2017-2538
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
Apple iOS

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The weakness exists due to boundary error in the WebKit component when processing maliciously web content. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted webpage, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-2538

Update to version 10.3.2.

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