CVE-2016-7667

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. The issue involves the "CoreText" component. It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted string.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

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

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/HT207422	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207423	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207422	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207423	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-02-20 08:59

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2016-7667

Mitre link : CVE-2016-7667

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-7667

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

mac_os_x
iphone_os

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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