CVE-2012-3716

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

CoreText in Apple Mac OS X 10.7.x before 10.7.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write or read) via a crafted text glyph.

CoreText en Apple Mac OS X v10.7.x anteriores a v10.7.5 permite a atacantes remotos a ejecutar código o provocar una denegación de servicio (escritura o lectura fuera del límite) a través de una texto glyph manipulado.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2012-06-19 CVE Reserved
2012-09-20 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2024-10-25 First Exploit
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78748	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/d4rkcat/killosx	2024-10-25

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00004.html	2017-08-29
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5501	2017-08-29

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.7.0 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.7.0"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.7.1 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.7.1"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.7.2 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.7.2"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.7.3 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.7.3"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.7.4 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.7.4"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Server Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X Server"				10.7.0 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X Server" and version "10.7.0"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Server Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X Server"				10.7.1 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X Server" and version "10.7.1"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Server Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X Server"				10.7.2 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X Server" and version "10.7.2"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Server Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X Server"				10.7.3 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X Server" and version "10.7.3"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Server Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X Server"				10.7.4 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X Server" and version "10.7.4"		-		Affected