CVE-2015-5874

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CoreText in Apple iOS before 9 and iTunes before 12.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denia

CoreText in Apple iOS before 9 and iTunes before 12.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted font file.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.03213

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CVSS base score ≥ 7.0

Sigma rules0 YARA rules0

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Weakness Classification

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

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Affected Products & Versions

apple mac os x<= 10.10.5
apple itunes<= 12.2
apple iphone os<= 8.4.1
apple watchosall versions

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Scoring & Timeline

7.5

HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · product-security@apple.com

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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.

v2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Published to NVD18 Sep 2015 · 12:00 PM

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00001.htmlVendor Advisory

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00003.htmlPatchVendor Advisory

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00005.htmlVendor Advisory

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.htmlVendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76763

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033609

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https://support.apple.com/HT205212Vendor Advisory

https://support.apple.com/HT205213Vendor Advisory

https://support.apple.com/HT205221Vendor Advisory

https://support.apple.com/HT205267Vendor Advisory

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