High severity · published Jul 20, 2017
CVE-2017-7040
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products
8.8
CVSS
6.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3.3 is affected. Safari before 10.1.2 is affected. iCloud before 6.2.2 on Windows is affected. iTunes before 12.6.2 on Windows is affected. tvOS before 10.2.2 is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)6.3% · higher than 94% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IO
iOS · Apple
before 10.3.3 · source: NVD
IC
Icloud · Apple
before 6.2.2 · source: NVD
IT
Itunes · Apple
before 12.6.2 · source: NVD
SA
Safari · Apple
before 10.1.2 · source: NVD
TV
Tvos · Apple
before 10.2.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7040
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7040
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99885
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038950
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-14
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207921
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207923
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207924
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