PT-2015-1796 · Apple · Data Detectors Engine+1

M1X7E1 · Published 2015-08-13 · Updated 2017-09-21 · CVE-2015-5750

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Data Detectors Engine in Apple OS X versions prior to 10.10.5

Description The issue is caused by a buffer overflow in the Data Detectors Engine component of the Mac OS X operating system. Exploitation of this issue may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service using a sequence of Unicode characters, potentially leading to memory corruption and application crash.

Recommendations For versions prior to 10.10.5, update to version 10.10.5 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of Unicode characters in input fields to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-11142

CVE-2015-5750

Affected Products

Data Detectors Engine

Os X

References · 6

• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5750 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-11142 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1033276 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/76340 · Note