CVE-2015-6992

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

7.5

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

Description

CoreText in Apple iOS before 9.1, OS X before 10.11.1, and iTunes before 12.3.1 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-2015-6975 and CVE-2015-7017.

Affected (3)

Products: Apple: Iphone Os, Itunes, Mac Os X

3 products

Configuration A

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Apple Iphone Os	Up to 9.0.2
Apple Itunes	Up to 12.3.0
Apple Mac Os X	Up to 10.11.0

Related CWEs

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 (14)

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00002.html

Source: product-security@apple.com

Vendor Advisory

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.html

Source: product-security@apple.com

Vendor Advisory

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00006.html

Source: product-security@apple.com

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033929

Source: product-security@apple.com

https://support.apple.com/HT205370

Source: product-security@apple.com

Vendor Advisory

https://support.apple.com/HT205372

Source: product-security@apple.com

Vendor Advisory

https://support.apple.com/HT205375

Source: product-security@apple.com

Vendor Advisory

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00002.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00006.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033929

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://support.apple.com/HT205370

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

https://support.apple.com/HT205372

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

https://support.apple.com/HT205375

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

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