Apple iOS up to 10.2 WebKit Frame::setDocument information disclosure

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 10.2 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function Frame::setDocument of the component WebKit. The manipulation results in information disclosure.
This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2017-2364. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.
It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple iOS up to 10.2 (Smartphone Operating System). Affected is the function Frame::setDocument of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality.
The bug was discovered 01/19/2017. The weakness was disclosed 03/27/2017 by lokihardt with Google Project Zero as HT207617 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-2364 since 12/01/2016. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. The advisory points out:
Multiple validation issues existed in the handling of page loading. This issue was addressed through improved logic.
After 2 weeks, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download 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 32 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 97448 (Fedora 25 : webkitgtk4 (2017-0beb752b6e)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora 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 10.3 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 (97448) and SecurityFocus (BID 95725†). The entries VDB-95903, VDB-95883, VDB-95902 and VDB-95912 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.
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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VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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Exploiting
Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 97448
Nessus Name: Fedora 25 : webkitgtk4 (2017-0beb752b6e)
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OpenVAS ID: 802925
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities-HT207600
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: iOS 10.3
Timeline
12/01/2016 🔍01/19/2017 🔍
01/23/2017 🔍
02/20/2017 🔍
03/01/2017 🔍
03/27/2017 🔍
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03/28/2017 🔍
04/04/2017 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT207617
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-100-98802
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: 03/28/2017 11:50Updated: 07/06/2025 06:04
Changes: 03/28/2017 11:50 (89), 09/14/2020 17:45 (7), 11/21/2022 10:48 (4), 07/06/2025 06:04 (14)
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