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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.

Published

2017-11-13T03:29:02.443

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	< 11.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	tvos	< 11.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	watchos	< 4.1	Yes

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101691 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039703 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/HT208219 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/HT208220 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/HT208222 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43161/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101691 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039703 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/HT208219 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/HT208220 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/HT208222 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43161/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)