CVE-2017-2461

HIGH

iPhone OS < 10.3, macOS < 10.12.4, tvOS < 10.2, watchOS < 3.2 - Denial of Service in CoreText

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3 is affected. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. tvOS before 10.2 is affected. watchOS before 3.2 is affected. The issue involves the "CoreText" component. It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a crafted text message.

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97137
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT207601
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT207615
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038138
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT207602
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT207617

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0291
EPSS Percentile 85.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-20 CWE-400
Status published
Products (4)
apple/iphone_os < 10.2.1
apple/mac_os_x < 10.12.3
apple/tvos < 10.1.1
apple/watchos < 3.1.3
Published Apr 02, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026