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A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 9.0 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component FontParser. The manipulation as part of a Font File leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was presented 10/21/2015 by Xiaofeng Zheng with Zero Day Initiative as HT205370 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-6978 since 09/16/2015. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/24/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:
Multiple memory corruption issues existed in the handling of font files. These issues were addressed through improved bounds checking.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 86654 (Mac OS X < 10.11.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks.
Upgrading to version 9.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (86654). See 77709, 78724, 78725 and 78727 for similar entries.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 86654
Nessus Name: Mac OS X < 10.11.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: iOS 9.1
Timeline
09/16/2015 🔍10/21/2015 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT205370
Researcher: Xiaofeng Zheng
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-6978 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1033929
SecurityFocus: 77263 - Apple iOS and Mac OS X Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entry
Created: 10/22/2015 10:29Updated: 06/24/2022 02:22
Changes: 10/22/2015 10:29 (61), 02/12/2018 08:48 (6), 06/24/2022 02:15 (4), 06/24/2022 02:22 (1)
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