CVE-2015-5942 is a memory corruption vulnerability in FontParser affecting Apple iOS before 9.1, OS X before 10.11.1, and watchOS before 2.0.1. An unauthenticated remote attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into opening a crafted font file, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability is considered medium severity due to its network attack vector and medium attack complexity, allowing for partial impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 10.11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 9.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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