PT-2017-1712 · Apple · Watchos+3

Ian Beer · Published 2017-04-02 · Updated 2019-03-08 · CVE-2017-2478

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.6

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions iOS versions prior to 10.3 macOS versions prior to 10.12.4 tvOS versions prior to 10.2 watchOS versions prior to 3.2

Description The issue is caused by synchronization errors when using a shared resource in the Kernel component of iOS and Mac OS X operating systems. This allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a specially crafted app, exploiting a race condition.

Recommendations For iOS versions prior to 10.3, update to version 10.3 or later. For macOS versions prior to 10.12.4, update to version 10.12.4 or later. For tvOS versions prior to 10.2, update to version 10.2 or later. For watchOS versions prior to 3.2, update to version 3.2 or later.

Exploit

Fix

Race Condition

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-362

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-00865

CVE-2017-2478

Affected Products

Ios

Apple Macos

Tvos

Watchos

References · 10

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/41794 · Exploit
• https://support.apple.com/HT207615 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2478 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/HT207602 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT207601 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT207617 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00865 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-2478 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/97137 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1038138 · Note