PT-2017-1700 · Apple · Tvos+4

John Villamil · Published 2017-04-02 · Updated 2019-03-08 · CVE-2017-2450

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.1

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/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 is related to the CoreText component in certain Apple products, where a buffer overflow in memory occurs. This can be exploited by a remote attacker using a specially crafted font file, potentially allowing them to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service, such as an out-of-bounds read or application crash.

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

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-00853

CVE-2017-2450

Affected Products

Coretext

Ios

Apple Macos

Tvos

Watchos

References · 9

• https://support.apple.com/HT207615 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT207602 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT207601 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT207617 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00853 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2450 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-2450 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/97137 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1038138 · Note