Memory corruption in Apple iOS - CVE-2017-13849
Published: October 31, 2017 / Updated: September 14, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9020
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-13849
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
Apple iOS
Apple iOS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to memory handling error in the CoreText component. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted text file, trigger memory corruption and cause an unexpected application termination.
The weakness exists due to memory handling error in the CoreText component. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted text file, trigger memory corruption and cause an unexpected application termination.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-13849
Update to version 11.1.