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Apple Safari security update for CVE-2017-2521

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Apple Safari security update for CVE-2017-2521

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
05/16/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/16/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3.2 is affected. Safari before 10.1.1 is affected. tvOS before 10.2.1 is affected. watchOS before 3.2.2 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.

Solution(s)

  • apple-safari-upgrade-10_1_1
  • apple-safari-windows-uninstall

References

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