CVE-2017-13849

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.1 is affected. tvOS before 11.1 is affected. watchOS before 4.1 is affected. The issue involves the "CoreText" component. It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted text file.

CVSS v3.0 5.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/HT208222	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT208220	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT208219	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039703	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101691	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43161/	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos::::::::

Information

Published : 2017-11-12 19:29

Updated : 2019-03-08 08:06

NVD link : CVE-2017-13849

Mitre link : CVE-2017-13849

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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Products Affected

apple

watchos
tvos
iphone_os

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