CVE-2017-13849 Information

Description

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 Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101691 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039703 https://support.apple.com/HT208219 https://support.apple.com/HT208220 https://support.apple.com/HT208222 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43161/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

5.5