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CVE-2015-3689 Detail

Current Description

CoreText in Apple iOS before 8.4 and OS X before 10.10.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted text file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-3685, CVE-2015-3686, CVE-2015-3687, and CVE-2015-3688.

Source:  MITRE
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Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.8 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 6.4
Exploitability Subscore: 8.6

Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availability (A): Partial
Additional Information:
Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
Allows unauthorized modification
Allows disruption of service

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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00001.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204941 Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204942 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75491
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032760

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

  • Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer (CWE-119)

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Up to (including)
10.10.3

Configuration 2 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
Up to (including)
8.3


Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-3689
NVD Published Date:
07/02/2015
NVD Last Modified:
09/21/2017