CVE-2015-1157 | BDVDB-2026-69609 Detail
Description#
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://support.apple.com/HT205221
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75491
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204941
- http://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/37e8c1/malicious_text_message/
- https://ghostbin.com/paste/zws9m
- http://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/37enow/about_the_latest_iphone_security_vulnerability/
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032408
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.html
- http://9to5mac.com/2015/05/27/how-to-fix-ios-text-message-bug-crash-reboot/
- http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/37edde/eli5_how_that_text_you_can_send_to_friends_turns/
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00003.html
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204942
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00001.html
- http://zanzebek.com/a-simple-text-message-can-ruin-any-iphone/
- http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/apple-ios-bug-sees-message-app-crash-iphone-reboot-simply-by-receiving-message-1503083
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.