Memory corruption in Apple iOS - CVE-2017-13879
Published: December 7, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9568
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-13879
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code o the target system.
The weakness exists due to boundary error in IOMobileFrameBuffer. A local attacker can use a specially crafted application, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Affected software
Apple iOS
How to mitigate CVE-2017-13879
Update to version 11.2.