CVE-2015-1157

High

Description

CoreText in Apple iOS 8.x through 8.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot and messaging disruption) via crafted Unicode text that is not properly handled during display truncation in the Notifications feature, as demonstrated by Arabic characters in (1) an SMS message or (2) a WhatsApp message.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductApple Iphone Os
PublishedMay 28, 2015
First seenMay 28, 2015

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
apple iphone_os8.0, 8.0.1, 8.0.2, 8.1, 8.1.2, 8.1.3, 8.2, 8.3—
apple mac_os_xv ≤ 10.0.3—
apple itunesv ≤ 12.2—

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