CVE-2017-2439 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the FontParser component of Apple iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS, affecting versions before 10.3, 10.12.4, 10.2, and 3.2 respectively. This flaw allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (application crash) through a specially crafted font file. With a CVSS score of 7.1 (HIGH), the vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) to open the malicious font file, but has low attack complexity (AC:L) and no privileges required (PR:N). There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 10.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 10.12.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 10.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 3.1.3CPE 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:H/I:N/A:H
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