Low severity · published Apr 2, 2017
CVE-2017-2404
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products
3.3
CVSS
1.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3 is affected. The issue involves the "Quick Look" component. It allows remote attackers to trigger telephone calls to arbitrary numbers via a tel: URL in a PDF document, as exploited in the wild in October 2016.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.5% · higher than 73% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IO
iOS · Apple
through 10.2.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2404
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2404
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97138
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038139
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207617
Press/Media Coverage
https://www.engadget.com/2017/03/31/apple-fixes-ios-loophole-911-overload/
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