Memory corruption in Apple iOS - CVE-2017-2539
Published: May 16, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6565
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2539
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
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.
Affected software
Apple iOS
Ubuntu
Fedora
webkitgtk4
Ubuntu
Fedora
webkitgtk4
How to mitigate CVE-2017-2539
Update to version 10.3.2.
webkitgtk4 - addressed in versions 2.16.3-1.fc24, 2.16.3-1.fc25, 2.16.3-1.fc26