CVE-2017-13849 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Apple iOS before 11.1, tvOS before 11.1, and watchOS before 4.1, specifically within the CoreText component. A remote attacker can trigger an application crash by enticing a user to open a specially crafted text file. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires user interaction, leading to a high impact on availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available via ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 11.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 11.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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