Vulnerability CVE-2016-4688
Published: 2017-02-20

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.

Type:

CWE-119

 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
6.8/10
6.4/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Apple -> Mac os x 
Apple -> Watch os 
Apple -> Apple tv 
Apple -> Watchos 
Apple -> TVOS 

 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
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