CVE-2015-1157
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Summary
CoreText in Apple iOS 8.x through 8.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot and messaging disruption) via crafted Unicode text that is not properly handled during display truncation in the Notifications feature, as demonstrated by Arabic characters in (1) an SMS message or (2) a WhatsApp message.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a | affected |
Weaknesses
- n/a
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://support.apple.com/HT205221
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75491
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204941
- http://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/37e8c1/malicious_text_message/
- https://ghostbin.com/paste/zws9m
- http://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/37enow/about_the_latest_iphone_security_vulnerability/
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032408
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.html
- http://9to5mac.com/2015/05/27/how-to-fix-ios-text-message-bug-crash-reboot/
- http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/37edde/eli5_how_that_text_you_can_send_to_friends_turns/
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00003.html
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204942
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00001.html
- http://zanzebek.com/a-simple-text-message-can-ruin-any-iphone/
- http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/apple-ios-bug-sees-message-app-crash-iphone-reboot-simply-by-receiving-message-1503083
References
- https://support.apple.com/HT205221
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75491
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204941
- http://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/37e8c1/malicious_text_message/
- https://ghostbin.com/paste/zws9m
- http://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/37enow/about_the_latest_iphone_security_vulnerability/
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032408
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.html
- http://9to5mac.com/2015/05/27/how-to-fix-ios-text-message-bug-crash-reboot/
- http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/37edde/eli5_how_that_text_you_can_send_to_friends_turns/
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00003.html
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204942
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00001.html
- http://zanzebek.com/a-simple-text-message-can-ruin-any-iphone/
- http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/apple-ios-bug-sees-message-app-crash-iphone-reboot-simply-by-receiving-message-1503083
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