CVE-2015-6992

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

CoreText in Apple iOS before 9.1, OS X before 10.11.1, and iTunes before 12.3.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted font file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-6975 and CVE-2015-7017.

CoreText en Apple iOS en versiones anteriores a 9.1, OS X en versiones anteriores a 10.11.1 y iTunes en versiones anteriores a 12.3.1 permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar código arbitrario o provocar una denegación de servicio (corrupción de memoria) a través de un archivo de fuente manipulado, una vulnerabilidad diferente a CVE-2015-6975 y CVE-2015-7017.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 7.5

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

2015-09-16 CVE Reserved
2015-10-21 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2024-09-29 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

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

CAPEC

References (7)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033929	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00006.html	2016-12-24

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00002.html	2016-12-24
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.html	2016-12-24
https://support.apple.com/HT205370	2016-12-24
https://support.apple.com/HT205372	2016-12-24
https://support.apple.com/HT205375	2016-12-24

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Itunes Search vendor "Apple" for product "Itunes"				<= 12.3.0 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Itunes" and version " <= 12.3.0"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Iphone Os Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os"				<= 9.0.2 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os" and version " <= 9.0.2"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				<= 10.11.0 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version " <= 10.11.0"		-		Affected