CVE-2017-2368 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Contacts application on iOS devices by sending a crafted contact card, requiring an OS update to fix.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-2368?
CVE-2017-2368 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 20 Feb 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2.1 is affected. The issue involves the "Contacts" component. It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted contact card.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2368?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Iphone Os.
How do I fix CVE-2017-2368?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-2368 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2017-2368 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2368 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Iphone Os
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r3qq-cxhq-p687.