CVE-2017-2487 is a memory corruption vulnerability in the FontParser component of Apple’s iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS, affecting versions prior to 10.3, 10.12.4, 10.2, and 3.2 respectively. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service through a crafted font file. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) to exploit, but can lead to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Currently, there is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB: None), it is not listed on the KEV catalog, and shows minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| 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:H/A:H
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