CVE-2015-6992: Buffer Overflow
First published: Fri Oct 23 2015(Updated: )
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.
Credit: product-security@apple.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Apple iTunes | <=12.3.0 | |
| Apple iPhone OS | <=9.0.2 | |
| Apple Mac OS X | <=10.11.0 |
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Reference Links
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00002.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00006.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033929
- https://support.apple.com/HT205370
- https://support.apple.com/HT205372
- https://support.apple.com/HT205375
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/weakness
- agent/severity
- agent/references
- agent/author
- agent/type
- agent/description
- agent/event
- agent/remedy
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/tags
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- vendor/apple
- canonical/apple itunes
- version/apple itunes/12.3.0
- canonical/apple iphone os
- version/apple iphone os/9.0.2
- canonical/apple mac os x
- version/apple mac os x/10.11.0