CVE-2015-5761 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

CoreText in Apple iOS before 8.4.1 and OS X before 10.10.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted font file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5755.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02497.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Apple Subscribe	Iphone Os Subscribe Itunes Subscribe Mac Os X Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-5707	CoreText in Apple iOS before 8.4.1 and OS X before 10.10.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted font file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5755.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00002.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00003.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76343
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033275
https://support.apple.com/HT205221
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205030
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2015-08-16T23:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T06:59:04.441Z

Reserved: 2015-08-06T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-5761

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2015-08-17T00:00:44.220

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2015-5761

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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