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Feast day December 25

H HomeKit Smart Lock CVE-2017-13903
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Saint HomeKit Smart Lock

Hagiography in preparation at the scriptorium.

Technical record

Disclosed on
December 25 2017
CVE
CVE-2017-13903

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.2.1 is affected. tvOS before 11.2.1 is affected. The issue involves the "HomeKit" component. It allows remote attackers to modify the application state by leveraging incorrect message handling, as demonstrated by use of an Apple Watch to obtain an encryption key and unlock a door.

Sources: nvd.nist.gov

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