CVE-2017-6984

HIGH

Apple <10.3.2, <10.1.1, <12.6.1 - RCE/DoS

Title source: llm

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2017-6984. PoCs published by Google Security Research.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a buffer overflow vulnerability in JavaScriptCore's Intl.getCanonicalLocales function due to improper memory allocation. The PoC triggers the overflow by passing a large array of locales, leveraging a prototype pollution technique to manipulate array indexing.

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3.2 is affected. Safari before 10.1.1 is affected. iTunes before 12.6.1 on Windows is affected. tvOS before 10.2.1 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/42191

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This exploit demonstrates a buffer overflow vulnerability in JavaScriptCore's Intl.getCanonicalLocales function due to improper memory allocation. The PoC triggers the overflow by passing a large array of locales, leveraging a prototype pollution technique to manipulate array indexing.

Classification

Working Poc 90%

Attack Type

Dos

Complexity

Moderate

Reliability

Reliable

Target: WebKit JavaScriptCore (Safari, other WebKit-based browsers)

No auth needed

Prerequisites: WebKit-based browser with vulnerable JavaScriptCore version

MITRE ATT&CK