VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2017-2461
CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability2.93%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-04-02
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Description
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3 is affected. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. tvOS before 10.2 is affected. watchOS before 3.2 is affected. The issue involves the "CoreText" component. It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a crafted text message.
Weakness classification
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
- CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Primary references
- product-security@apple.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- product-security@apple.com
- product-security@apple.com — Vendor Advisory
- product-security@apple.com — Vendor Advisory
- product-security@apple.com — Vendor Advisory
- product-security@apple.com — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory