CVE-2017-13825

HIGH

macOS < 10.13.1 - Remote Code Execution or Denial of Service via Crafted Font File

Title source: llm

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.1 is affected. The issue involves the "CoreText" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted font file.

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://support.apple.com/HT208221

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039710

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8

EPSS 0.0150

EPSS Percentile 71.0%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-400

Status published

Products (1)

apple/mac_os_x < 10.13.0

Published Nov 13, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026