7.8
HIGH
CVE-2017-2416
Apple ImageIO Remote Code Execution/DoS Vulnerability
Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3 is affected. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. tvOS before 10.2 is affected. watchOS before 3.2 is affected. The issue involves the "ImageIO" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted image file.

INFO

Published Date :

April 2, 2017, 1:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-2416 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-2416 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple mac_os_x
2 Apple iphone_os
3 Apple tvos
4 Apple watchos
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Updated: 2 years, 3 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 11, 2023, 1:21 p.m. This repo has been linked 1044 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 1 month ago
14 stars 4 fork 4 watcher
Born at : May 25, 2020, 7:51 a.m. This repo has been linked 1029 different CVEs too.

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awesome cve poc

Updated: 1 day, 6 hours ago
3390 stars 684 fork 684 watcher
Born at : Feb. 2, 2017, 6:43 a.m. This repo has been linked 1044 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-2416 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-2416 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97137
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038138
    Added Reference https://blog.flanker017.me/cve-2017-2416-gif-remote-exec/
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT207601
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT207602
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT207615
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT207617
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 08, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_tv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.1.1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.1.1
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 12, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038138 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 10, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://blog.flanker017.me/cve-2017-2416-gif-remote-exec/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 05, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT207617 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT207617 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT207602 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT207602 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT207601 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT207601 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT207615 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT207615 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97137 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97137 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_tv:10.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 04, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97137 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.90 }} -0.00%

score

0.73487

percentile

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