CVE-2017-2499 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2017-2499?

CVE-2017-2499 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 22 May 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 10.3.2 is affected. Safari before 10.1.1 is affected. tvOS before 10.2.1 is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit Web Inspector" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary unsigned code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2499?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Safari, Apple Tvos.

How do I fix CVE-2017-2499?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-2499 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2017-2499 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2499 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Apple Iphone Os

• CVE-2021-30666 Apple iOS WebKit Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2021-30761 Apple iOS WebKit Memory Corruption Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2021-30762 Apple iOS WebKit Use-After-Free Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2016-4657 Apple iOS Webkit Memory Corruption Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2019-7286 Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption Exploited High 7.8

All Apple Iphone Os vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-f5g9-g9rw-xmfq, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-2499.