Vulnerability CVE-2017-2490


Published: 2017-04-01   Modified: 2017-04-02

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. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
High
macOS/iOS Kernel 10.12.3 Double-Free Due to Bad Locking in fsevents Device
Google Security ...
05.04.2017

Type:

CWE-119

(Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
9.3/10
10/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Apple -> Watchos 
Apple -> Mac os x 
Apple -> Iphone os 
Apple -> Apple tv 
Apple -> TVOS 

 References:
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97301
https://support.apple.com/HT207601
https://support.apple.com/HT207602
https://support.apple.com/HT207615
https://support.apple.com/HT207617
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41804/

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