CVE-2017-2459 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Apple's WebKit component, affecting iOS before 10.3, Safari before 10.1, and tvOS before 10.2. A remote attacker can exploit this flaw by enticing a user to visit a specially crafted website, leading to arbitrary code execution or a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over a network with low attack complexity, potentially resulting in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-41810) exists, and the vulnerability has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 10.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 10.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 10.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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