PT-2015-1910 · Apple · Macos X+1

Day6Reak + 1 · Published 2015-08-06 · Updated 2016-12-24 · CVE-2015-5756

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple iOS and Mac OS X (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is caused by a buffer overflow in the FontParser component. This can be exploited by a remote attacker using a specially crafted font file, potentially allowing them to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-11256

CVE-2015-5756

Affected Products

Macos X

Ios

References · 8

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5756 · Security Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00002.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-11256 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205030 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1033275 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/76343 · Note