CVE-2015-1157 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Apple iOS 8.x through 8.3, where crafted Unicode text (e.g., Arabic characters) in SMS or WhatsApp messages can cause device reboots and messaging disruption due to improper handling during display truncation in the Notifications feature. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8, indicating high severity with a network-based attack vector and low complexity, leading to a complete denial of availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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