CVE-2017-2411: Medium severity apple ios and ipados vulnerability

Published Dec 2, 2017
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Updated

Calculator. Exchange rates were retrieved from HTTP rather than HTTPS. This was addressed by enabling HTTPS for exchange rates.

Other sources

In iOS before 11.2, exchange rates were retrieved from HTTP rather than HTTPS. This was addressed by enabling HTTPS for exchange rates.

Credit

Richard Shupak (linkedin.com/in/rshupak), Seth Vargo@@sethvargo(Google), an anonymous researcher

Affected Software

2 affected componentsFixes available
Apple iOS and iPadOS<11.2
11.2
iPhone OS<11.2

Event History

Jan 11, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:00 PM
Description

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?

The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2017-2411.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2017-2411?

The severity of CVE-2017-2411 is medium, with a severity value of 5.9.

3

What is the affected software?

The affected software is Apple iOS up to version 11.2.

4

How was this vulnerability addressed?

This vulnerability was addressed by enabling HTTPS for exchange rates in iOS 11.2.

5

Where can I find more information about this vulnerability?

You can find more information about this vulnerability in the following references: [Apple Support - HT208334](https://support.apple.com/HT208334) and [Apple Support - HT208334 (en-US)](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208334).

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