CVE-2014-1261
Integer signedness error in CoreText in Apple OS X before 10.9.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted Unicode font.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.59%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Integer signedness error in CoreText in Apple OS X before 10.9.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted Unicode font.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.59% probability · 85th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Affected
- apple/mac os x
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
EPSS 2.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6150Vendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6150Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.