Security restrictions bypass in Apple iOS - CVE-2017-13874

 

Security restrictions bypass in Apple iOS - CVE-2017-13874

Published: December 7, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU9567
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-13874
CWE-ID: CWE-295
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
Apple iOS

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The weakness exists due to a S/MIME issue in the handling of encrypted email. A local attacker can cause incorrect certificate to be used for encryption.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-13874

Update to version 11.2.

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