PT-2017-1318 · Apple · Watchos+3

Simon Huang · Published 2017-02-20 · Updated 2019-03-22 · CVE-2016-4688

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions iOS versions prior to 10.1 macOS versions prior to 10.12.1 tvOS versions prior to 10.0.1 watchOS versions prior to 3.1.3

Description The issue involves the FontParser component and allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted font, resulting in a buffer overflow and application crash.

Recommendations For iOS versions prior to 10.1, update to version 10.1 or later. For macOS versions prior to 10.12.1, update to version 10.12.1 or later. For tvOS versions prior to 10.0.1, update to version 10.0.1 or later. For watchOS versions prior to 3.1.3, update to version 3.1.3 or later.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-00443

CVE-2016-4688

Affected Products

Ios

Apple Macos

Tvos

Watchos

References · 10

• https://support.apple.com/HT207275 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT207270 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-4688 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT207487 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT207269 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT207271 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00443 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4688 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1037469 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/94572 · Note