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CVE-2015-5874 Detail

Description

CoreText in Apple iOS before 9 and iTunes before 12.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted font file.


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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00001.html Apple Inc., CVE Vendor Advisory 
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00003.html Apple Inc., CVE Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00005.html Apple Inc., CVE Vendor Advisory 
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html Apple Inc., CVE Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76763 Apple Inc., CVE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033609 Apple Inc., CVE
https://support.apple.com/HT205212 Apple Inc., CVE Vendor Advisory 
https://support.apple.com/HT205213 Apple Inc., CVE Vendor Advisory 
https://support.apple.com/HT205221 Apple Inc., CVE Vendor Advisory 
https://support.apple.com/HT205267 Apple Inc., CVE Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-5874
NVD Published Date:
09/18/2015
NVD Last Modified:
04/12/2025
Source:
Apple Inc.