CVE-2017-2423
CRITICALiPhone OS < 10.3 and macOS < 10.12.4 - Cryptographic Signature Verification Bypass via Empty Signature
Title source: llmDescription
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3 is affected. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. The issue involves the "Security" component. It allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging a successful result from a SecKeyRawVerify API call with an empty signature.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97147
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT207615
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038138
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT207617
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.0175
EPSS Percentile
74.9%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-347
Status
published
Products (2)
apple/iphone_os
< 10.2.1
apple/mac_os_x
< 10.12.3
Published
Apr 02, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026