Apple iOS up to 10.2.0 WebKit Frame::setDocument information disclosure

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Summary
A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Apple iOS up to 10.2.0. This affects the function Frame::setDocument of the component WebKit. The manipulation leads to information disclosure.
This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-2364. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.
It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 10.2.0 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function Frame::setDocument of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality.
The bug was discovered 01/19/2017. The weakness was shared 01/23/2017 by lokihardt with Google Project Zero as HT207482 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-2364 since 12/01/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK. The advisory points out:
A validation issue existed in the handling of page loading. This issue was addressed through improved logic.
After 3 months, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 99167 (macOS : Apple Safari < 10.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370283 (Apple Safari 10.0.3 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2017-01-23-5)).
Upgrading to version 10.2.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (41799), Tenable (99167) and SecurityFocus (BID 95725†). The entries VDB-95903, VDB-95883, VDB-95902 and VDB-95912 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.
Product
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2
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Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 99167
Nessus Name: macOS : Apple Safari < 10.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 800100
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 February17
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: iOS 10.2.1
Timeline
12/01/2016 🔍01/19/2017 🔍
01/23/2017 🔍
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01/25/2017 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT207482
Researcher: lokihardt
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-2364 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2364
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-95939
SecurityFocus: 95725 - WebKit CVE-2017-2364 Cross-Origin Security Bypass Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-2364 - Apple - Multiple Products - Security Bypass Issue
SecurityTracker: 1037668
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entry
Created: 01/25/2017 11:39Updated: 07/04/2025 16:09
Changes: 01/25/2017 11:39 (80), 08/25/2020 19:05 (16), 11/03/2022 15:43 (4), 07/04/2025 16:09 (14)
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