CVE-2015-5942 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Apple Iphone OS

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer25 documents3 sources
Severity
6.8MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
1.9%
top 16.87%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
5
Apple Iphone OSApple MAC OS XApple Watchos+2 more
Timeline
PublishedOct 23
Latest updateMay 17

Description

FontParser in Apple iOS before 9.1, OS X before 10.11.1, and watchOS before 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted font file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5927.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:P/I:P/A:PExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 6.4

Affected Packages6 packages

▶NVDapple/watchos2.0.0
▶Appleapple/watchos2.0.1
▶NVDapple/mac_os_x10.11.0
▶NVDapple/iphone_os9.0.2

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-jw9m-973w-g927: FontParser in Apple iOS before 9↗2022-05-17
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GHSA
GHSA-qxj4-ch7h-mvj4: FontParser in Apple iOS before 9↗2022-05-17
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📋Vendor Advisories

21
Apple
CVE-2015-6991: iOS 9.1↗
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Apple
CVE-2015-7010: iOS 9.1↗
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Apple
CVE-2015-7018: OS X El Capitan 10.11.1, Security Update 2015-004 Yosemite, and Security Update 2015-007 Mavericks↗
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Apple
CVE-2015-7008: iOS 9.1↗
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Apple
CVE-2015-5942: watchOS 2.0.1↗
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