8.8
HIGH
CVE-2017-2485
Apple Security X.509 Certificate Remote Code Execution/Side Effect Denial of Service
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 "Security" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted X.509 certificate file.

INFO

Published Date :

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

Last Modified :

March 8, 2019, 4:06 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-2485 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

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-2485.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97132 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038138
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2017-0296/ Technical Description Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207601 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207602 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207615 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207617 Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-2485 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 [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]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 05, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/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/97132 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97132 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added Reference http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2017-0296/ [Technical Description, Third Party Advisory]
    Added CWE CWE-416
    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/97132 [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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-2485 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-2485 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.53 }} 0.00%

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0.73507

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