5.5med
CVE-2017-138491 exploit
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products.
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
5.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.9%
percentile 90%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
3.94% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- EDB-43161 iOS < 11.1 / tvOS < 11.1 / watchOS < 4.1 - Denial of Service · dos · 2017-11-20
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
- support.apple.com /HT208222 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- exploit-db.com /exploits/43161/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/101691 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- support.apple.com /HT208220 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- support.apple.com /HT208219 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1039703 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-13849
- NVD: CVE-2017-13849
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