CVE-2017-2377 Memory corruption in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service via memory corruption in Safari's Web Inspector by triggering a window close during a debugger pause.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-2377?
CVE-2017-2377 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 2 Apr 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3 is affected. Safari before 10.1 is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit Web Inspector" component. It allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) by leveraging a window-close action during a debugger-pause state.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2377?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Safari.
How do I fix CVE-2017-2377?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2017-2377 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2377 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Iphone Os
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-2377, GHSA-h362-hqr3-r6vp, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-2377.