CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2017-2423

Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

Published: Apr 02, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3 is affected. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. The issue involves the Security component. It allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging a successful result from a SecKeyRawVerify API call with an empty signature.

Weakness

The product does not verify, or incorrectly verifies, the cryptographic signature for data.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Iphone_osApple*10.2.1 (including)
Mac_os_xApple*10.12.3 (including)

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