PT-2017-2278 · Apple · Watchos+3

Ian Beer · Published 2017-05-22 · Updated 2019-03-21 · CVE-2017-2524

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions iOS versions prior to 10.3.2 macOS versions prior to 10.12.5 tvOS versions prior to 10.2.1 watchOS versions prior to 3.2.2

Description The issue involves the TextInput component and is caused by a buffer overflow in memory. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service, such as memory corruption and application crash, via specially crafted data.

Recommendations For iOS versions prior to 10.3.2, update to version 10.3.2 or later to resolve the issue. For macOS versions prior to 10.12.5, update to version 10.12.5 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:2017-01476

CVE-2017-2524

Affected Products

Ios

Apple Macos

Tvos

Watchos

References · 10

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/42051 · Exploit
• https://support.apple.com/HT207798 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-01476 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/HT207800 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT207801 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-2524 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT207797 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2524 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1038484 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/98468 · Note