CVE-2017-2456

HIGH

Apple Iphone OS < 10.2.1 - Race Condition

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3 is affected. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. tvOS before 10.2 is affected. watchOS before 3.2 is affected. The issue involves the "Kernel" component. A race condition allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Google Security Research · dosmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41778

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97137
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41778/
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT207601
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT207615
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1083
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/HT207602
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT207617

Scores

CVSS v3 7.0
EPSS 0.0549
EPSS Percentile 90.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-362
Status published
Products (4)
apple/iphone_os < 10.2.1
apple/mac_os_x < 10.12.3
apple/tvos < 10.1.1
apple/watchos < 3.1.3
Published Apr 02, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026