CVE-2017-8248 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A buffer overflow may occur in the processing of a downlink NAS message in Qualcomm Telephony as used in Apple iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, iPod touch 6th generation.

Published: 2017-08-16

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 3.1% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Qualcomm, Inc.

Telephony

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, iPod touch 6th generation`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-17210	A buffer overflow may occur in the processing of a downlink NAS message in Qualcomm Telephony as used in Apple iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, iPod touch 6th generation.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0307.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/34
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106128
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99891
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038950

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Iphone Os

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: qualcomm

Published: 2017-08-16T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T17:47:40.250Z

Reserved: 2017-04-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-8248

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-08-16T15:29:00.860

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:26:02.653

Link: CVE-2017-8248

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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