Critical severity · published Aug 16, 2017
CVE-2017-8248
A buffer overflow may occur in the processing of a downlink NAS message in Qualcomm Telephony as used in Apple iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, iPod touch 6th…
9.8
CVSS
3.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A buffer overflow may occur in the processing of a downlink NAS message in Qualcomm Telephony as used in Apple iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, iPod touch 6th generation.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.1% · higher than 88% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IO
iOS · Apple
through 10.3.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8248
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8248
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/34
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106128
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99891
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038950
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