CVE-2015-5755

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-2015-5761.

CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

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

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2015-08-17 00:00

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46

NVD link : CVE-2015-5755

Mitre link : CVE-2015-5755

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-5755

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

itunes
mac_os_x
iphone_os

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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