cbcvebase.
CVE-2017-2468
published 2017-04-02

CVE-2017-2468: An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3 is affected. Safari before 10.1 is affected. tvOS before 10.2 is affected. The issue…

PriorityP264high8.8CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EXPLOIT
EPSS
7.79%
93.9th percentile
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3 is affected. Safari before 10.1 is affected. tvOS before 10.2 is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site.

Affected

7 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
appleios
appleiphone_os<= 10.2.1
applesafari<= 10.0.3
applesafari
appletvos<= 10.1.1
appletvos
debianwebkit2gtk< webkit2gtk 2.14.6-1 (bookworm)webkit2gtk 2.14.6-1 (bookworm)

Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

commandvar s = document.body.appendChild(document.createElement('script')); s.type = '0'; s.textContent = 'document.body.appendChild(parent.i0)'; var i0 = s.appendChild(document.createElement('iframe')); s.type = ''; var f = document.body.appendChild(document.createElement('iframe')); f.contentDocument.adoptNode(i0); f.src = 'about:blank';
  • Exploit triggers a use-after-free in WebKit's Document::adoptNode by appending an iframe inside a script element, changing the script type, then calling adoptNode on the iframe followed by navigating the parent frame to about:blank — monitor for DOM manipulation patterns combining adoptNode with dynamic script/iframe nesting.
  • The use-after-free crash originates in WebCore::RenderWidget::setWidget when a RefPtr is set to nullptr after the underlying object has already been freed — this call chain can be used as a crash signature in WebContent process crash logs.
  • The vulnerable XPC service process is com.apple.WebKit.WebContent.Development — monitor for unexpected crashes or memory corruption signals in this process.
  • The freed memory region is a 1232-byte allocation; heap spray or UAF detection tooling targeting this allocation size in the WebContent process may aid in identifying exploitation attempts.
  • ·The exploit PoC targets a development/debug build of WebKit (WebKitBuild/Release) with AddressSanitizer instrumentation; behavior and offsets may differ in production Apple builds.
  • ·The vulnerability affects iOS before 10.3, Safari before 10.1, and tvOS before 10.2; systems running patched versions are not affected.

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.08.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.06.8MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
osv8.8HIGH
vendor_debian8.8LOW
CVEs like this are exactly what “Exploited This Week” covers.

Every Monday: what got weaponized or added to CISA KEV in the last seven days — each CVE cross-linked to its PoC, Nuclei template, and detection rule. Free, one email a week, unsubscribe in one click.