CVE-2015-5944 describes a memory corruption vulnerability in Apple OS X CoreText, affecting versions prior to 10.11.1. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service through a specially crafted font file. With a CVSS score of 6.8, it is considered a medium-severity vulnerability, requiring medium attack complexity and potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code or significant community discussion has been identified for this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 10.11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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