CVE-2015-6975
CoreText in Apple iOS before 9.1, OS X before 10.11.1, and iTunes before 12.3.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted font file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-6992 and…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.70%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
CoreText in Apple iOS before 9.1, OS X before 10.11.1, and iTunes before 12.3.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted font file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-6992 and CVE-2015-7017.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.70% probability · 89th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- apple/itunes · apple/iphone os · apple/mac os x
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00002.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00006.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033929
- https://support.apple.com/HT205370Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT205372Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT205375Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00002.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00006.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033929
- https://support.apple.com/HT205370Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT205372Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT205375Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.