CVE-2015-6975 is a memory corruption vulnerability in Apple's CoreText component, affecting iOS before 9.1, OS X before 10.11.1, and iTunes before 12.3.1. 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 7.5, it is considered high severity due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity, allowing for partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 12.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 9.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 10.11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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