PT-2017-2239 · Apple · Watchos+2

Adam Donenfeld + 1 · Published 2017-05-22 · Updated 2019-03-08 · CVE-2017-6996

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions iOS versions prior to 10.3.2 tvOS versions prior to 10.2.1 watchOS versions prior to 3.2.2

Description The issue is related to the AVEVideoEncoder component and involves a buffer overflow in memory, which can be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) using a specially crafted app.

Recommendations For iOS versions prior to 10.3.2, update to version 10.3.2 or later to resolve the issue. For tvOS versions prior to 10.2.1, update to version 10.2.1 or later to resolve the issue. For watchOS versions prior to 3.2.2, update to version 3.2.2 or later to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-01433

CVE-2017-6996

Affected Products

Ios

Tvos

Watchos

References · 8

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/42555 · Exploit
• https://support.apple.com/HT207801 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT207798 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT207800 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-6996 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6996 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-01433 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/98571 · Note