Memory corruption in Apple iOS - CVE-2017-13879

 

Memory corruption in Apple iOS - CVE-2017-13879

Published: December 7, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU9568
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-13879
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 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.


How to mitigate CVE-2017-13879

Update to version 11.2.

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