CoreText in Apple iOS 8.x through 8.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot and messaging disruption) via crafted Unicode text that is not properly handled during display truncation in the Notifications feature, as demonstrated by Arabic characters in (1) an SMS message or (2) a WhatsApp message.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Ios | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Apple iOS | Jun 8, 2015 | May 27, 2015 |
| Apple Itunes | — | Upgrade Apple iTunes to the latest version | Nov 3, 2023 | Nov 3, 2023 |
| Apple Osx Adminframework | — | Upgrade macOS to the latest versionApply OS X security update 2015-005 | Aug 28, 2015 | May 27, 2015 |
| Apple Osx Coretext | — | Apply OS X security update 2015-005Upgrade macOS to the latest version | Mar 29, 2016 | May 27, 2015 |
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