What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-5949?

CVE-2017-5949 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 9.8 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.8%.

Safari CVE-2017-5949

CRITICAL

Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)

2017-04-03 cve@mitre.org

Buffer Overflow Memory Corruption Apple Denial Of Service Safari

9.8

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.8 CRITICAL

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Apr 03, 2017 - 05:59 cve.org

CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionCVE.org

JavaScriptCore in WebKit, as distributed in Safari Technology Preview Release 22, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based out-of-bounds write and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript code that triggers access to red-zone memory locations, related to jit/ThunkGenerators.cpp, llint/LowLevelInterpreter32_64.asm, and llint/LowLevelInterpreter64.asm.

AnalysisAI

JavaScriptCore in WebKit, as distributed in Safari Technology Preview Release 22, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based out-of-bounds write and application crash) or. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787), which allows attackers to write data beyond allocated buffer boundaries leading to code execution or crashes. JavaScriptCore in WebKit, as distributed in Safari Technology Preview Release 22, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based out-of-bounds write and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript code that triggers access to red-zone memory locations, related to jit/ThunkGenerators.cpp, llint/LowLevelInterpreter32_64.asm, and llint/LowLevelInterpreter64.asm. Affected products include: Apple Safari.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate write boundaries, use memory-safe languages, enable compiler protections (ASLR, stack canaries).