CVE-2017-2446
mediumpriority · attend · 48EPSS 0.083 · 95 %ileexploit · functionalEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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 via a crafted web site that leverages the mishandling of strict mode functions.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–8.8
weaknesses
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exploits (2)
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- EDB-41741Apple Safari - 'DateTimeFormat.format' Type Confusionfunctional · exploit_db
- EDB-41742Apple Safari - Builtin JavaScript Allows Function.caller to be Used in Strict Modefunctional · exploit_db
affected products (6)
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also known as (5)
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sources
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references (32)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97130cnnvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038137cnnvd
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1032cnnvd
- https://doar-e.github.io/blog/2018/07/14/cve-2017-2446-or-jscjsglobalobjectishavingabadtime/cnnvd
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-15cnnvd
- https://support.apple.com/HT207600cnnvd
- https://support.apple.com/HT207601cnnvd
- https://support.apple.com/HT207617cnnvd
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