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CVE-2015-6978

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Published: Oct 23, 2015Modified: May 6, 2026

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6.8
Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 6.4
Source: NVD

Description

FontParser in Apple iOS before 9.1 and OS X before 10.11.1 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-2015-6976, CVE-2015-6977, CVE-2015-6990, CVE-2015-6991, CVE-2015-6993, CVE-2015-7008, CVE-2015-7009, CVE-2015-7010, and CVE-2015-7018.

Affected (3)

Apple
3 products
Watchos
Mac Os X
Iphone Os
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Watchos
Up to 2.0
Configuration B
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Mac Os X
Up to 10.11.0
Configuration C
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Iphone Os
Up to 9.0.2

Related CWEs

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (18)

Source: product-security@apple.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: product-security@apple.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: product-security@apple.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: product-security@apple.com
Source: product-security@apple.com
Source: product-security@apple.com
Source: product-security@apple.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: product-security@apple.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: product-security@apple.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

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