CVE-2017-2523

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Published May 22, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 11.5% KEV · Not listed

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.5 is affected. tvOS before 10.2.1 is affected. watchOS before 3.2.2 is affected. The issue involves the "Foundation" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via crafted data.

Analysis

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Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos::::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 11.5% (11.484% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98584
https://support.apple.com/HT207797
https://support.apple.com/HT207798
https://support.apple.com/HT207800
https://support.apple.com/HT207801
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42050/

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Iphone Os Mac Os X Tvos Watchos

Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 1:55 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apple
Published: May 22, 2017, 4:54 AM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 1:55 PM
Reserved: Dec 1, 2016, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:16 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 22, 2017, 5:29 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:16 AM

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