CVE-2017-13863: Medium severity apple ios and ipados vulnerability

Published Sep 19, 2017
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Updated

APNs. A privacy issue existed in the use of client certificates. This issue was addressed through a revised protocol.

Other sources

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11 is affected. The issue involves the "APNs" component. It allows man-in-the-middle attackers to track users by leveraging the transmission of client certificates.

Credit

FURIOUSMAC Team(United States Naval Academy)

Affected Software

2 affected componentsFixes available
Apple iOS and iPadOS<11
11
iPhone OS<11.0

Event History

Apr 3, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:00 AM
Description

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2017-13863?

The severity of CVE-2017-13863 is medium with a CVSS score of 5.9.

2

How does CVE-2017-13863 affect Apple products?

CVE-2017-13863 affects certain Apple products running iOS before version 11.

3

What is the vulnerability in CVE-2017-13863?

The vulnerability in CVE-2017-13863 is a privacy issue related to the use of client certificates in the APNs component of iOS.

4

How can man-in-the-middle attackers exploit CVE-2017-13863?

Man-in-the-middle attackers can exploit CVE-2017-13863 to track users by leveraging the transmission of client certificates.

5

How can I fix the CVE-2017-13863 vulnerability?

To fix the CVE-2017-13863 vulnerability, you should update to iOS 11 or later, as it addresses the issue.

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