CVE-2016-4688

high

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.1 is affected. macOS before 10.12.1 is affected. tvOS before 10.0.1 is affected. watchOS before 3.1 is affected. watchOS before 3.1.3 is affected. The issue involves the "FontParser" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted font.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94572

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037469

https://support.apple.com/HT207269

https://support.apple.com/HT207270

https://support.apple.com/HT207271

https://support.apple.com/HT207275

https://support.apple.com/HT207487

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2017-02-20

Updated: 2019-03-22

Type: CWE-119

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Impact Score: 6.4

Exploitability Score: 8.6

Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Impact Score: 5.9

Exploitability Score: 2.8

Severity: HIGH