CVE-2017-2373

HIGH

Apple <10.2.1, <10.0.3, <10.1.1 - RCE

Title source: llm

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2017-2373. PoCs published by Google Security Research.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC exploits a type confusion vulnerability in WebKit's accessibility feature, causing a bad cast in RenderBox.h when accessibility is enabled. It triggers a global-buffer-overflow by manipulating DOM elements and attributes, leading to a crash in WebKitGTK+ 2.14.2 and Safari with Web Inspector enabled.

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2.1 is affected. Safari before 10.0.3 is affected. tvOS before 10.1.1 is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Google Security Research · htmldosmultiple

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41216

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This PoC exploits a type confusion vulnerability in WebKit's accessibility feature, causing a bad cast in RenderBox.h when accessibility is enabled. It triggers a global-buffer-overflow by manipulating DOM elements and attributes, leading to a crash in WebKitGTK+ 2.14.2 and Safari with Web Inspector enabled.

Classification

Working Poc 100%

Attack Type

Dos

Complexity

Moderate

Reliability

Reliable

Target: WebKitGTK+ 2.14.2, Safari (with Web Inspector enabled)

No auth needed

Prerequisites: Accessibility features enabled (default in WebKitGTK+, enabled via Web Inspector in Safari)

MITRE ATT&CK