CVE-2017-2461 Information

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3 is affected. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. tvOS before 10.2 is affected. watchOS before 3.2 is affected. The issue involves the \CoreText\ component. It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a crafted text message.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97137 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038138 https://support.apple.com/HT207601 https://support.apple.com/HT207602 https://support.apple.com/HT207615 https://support.apple.com/HT207617

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.5