PT-2017-1689 · Apple · Tvos+4

Isaac Archambault · Published 2017-04-02 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-2461

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions iOS versions prior to 10.3 macOS versions prior to 10.12.4 tvOS versions prior to 10.2 watchOS versions prior to 3.2

Description The issue involves the CoreText component and is related to resource management errors. It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted text message. This can lead to resource consumption.

Recommendations For iOS versions prior to 10.3, update to version 10.3 or later. For macOS versions prior to 10.12.4, update to version 10.12.4 or later. For tvOS versions prior to 10.2, update to version 10.2 or later. For watchOS versions prior to 3.2, update to version 3.2 or later.

Fix

Resource Exhaustion

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-400

CWE-399

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-00842

CVE-2017-2461

Affected Products

Coretext

Ios

Apple Macos

Tvos

Watchos

References · 9

• https://support.apple.com/HT207615 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00842 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/HT207602 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT207601 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT207617 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-2461 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2461 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/97137 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1038138 · Note