CVE-2017-13849

moderate-risk
Published 2017-11-13

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.1 is affected. tvOS before 11.1 is affected. watchOS before 4.1 is affected. The issue involves the "CoreText" component. It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted text file.

Do I need to act?

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5.9% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
43161
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (3)

Affected Vendors

Apple

References (12)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101691
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039703
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT208219
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT208220
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT208222
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43161/
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101691
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039703
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT208219
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT208220
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT208222
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43161/
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moderate-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 16/34 · Moderate
Exposure 9/34 · Low