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    CVE-2015-1157

    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.

    Published:May 28, 2015
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:May 28, 2015
    EPSS Score:0.03098
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    Iphone Os
    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    Itunes
    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    Mac Os X

    Exploits

    http://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/37e8c1/malicious_text_message/http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/37edde/eli5_how_that_text_you_can_send_to_friends_turns/http://zanzebek.com/a-simple-text-message-can-ruin-any-iphone/http://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/37e8c1/malicious_text_message/http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/37edde/eli5_how_that_text_you_can_send_to_friends_turns/http://zanzebek.com/a-simple-text-message-can-ruin-any-iphone/https://github.com/perillamint/CVE-2015-1157

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://9to5mac.com/2015/05/27/how-to-fix-ios-text-message-bug-crash-reboot/
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00001.html
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.html
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00003.html
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204941
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204942
    http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/apple-ios-bug-sees-message-app-crash-iphone-reboot-simply-by-receiving-message-1503083
    http://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/37e8c1/malicious_text_message/
    http://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/37enow/about_the_latest_iphone_security_vulnerability/
    http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/37edde/eli5_how_that_text_you_can_send_to_friends_turns/
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75491
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032408
    http://zanzebek.com/a-simple-text-message-can-ruin-any-iphone/
    https://ghostbin.com/paste/zws9m
    https://support.apple.com/HT205221
    http://9to5mac.com/2015/05/27/how-to-fix-ios-text-message-bug-crash-reboot/
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00001.html
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.html
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00003.html
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204941
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204942
    http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/apple-ios-bug-sees-message-app-crash-iphone-reboot-simply-by-receiving-message-1503083
    http://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/37e8c1/malicious_text_message/
    http://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/37enow/about_the_latest_iphone_security_vulnerability/
    http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/37edde/eli5_how_that_text_you_can_send_to_friends_turns/
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75491
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032408
    http://zanzebek.com/a-simple-text-message-can-ruin-any-iphone/
    https://ghostbin.com/paste/zws9m
    https://support.apple.com/HT205221

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High