CVE - CVE-2015-1157

CVE-ID
CVE-2015-1157	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
CoreText in Apple iOS 8.x through 8.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot and messaging disruption) via crafted Unicode text that is not properly handled during display truncation in the Notifications feature, as demonstrated by Arabic characters in (1) an SMS message or (2) a WhatsApp message.
References
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APPLE:APPLE-SA-2015-06-30-1 URL:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00001.html APPLE:APPLE-SA-2015-06-30-2 URL:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.html APPLE:APPLE-SA-2015-09-16-3 URL:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00003.html BID:75491 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75491 CONFIRM:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204941 CONFIRM:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204942 CONFIRM:https://support.apple.com/HT205221 MISC:http://9to5mac.com/2015/05/27/how-to-fix-ios-text-message-bug-crash-reboot/ MISC:http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/apple-ios-bug-sees-message-app-crash-iphone-reboot-simply-by-receiving-message-1503083 MISC:http://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/37e8c1/malicious_text_message/ MISC:http://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/37enow/about_the_latest_iphone_security_vulnerability/ MISC:http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/37edde/eli5_how_that_text_you_can_send_to_friends_turns/ MISC:http://zanzebek.com/a-simple-text-message-can-ruin-any-iphone/ MISC:https://ghostbin.com/paste/zws9m SECTRACK:1032408 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032408
Assigning CNA
Apple Inc.
Date Record Created
20150116	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20150116)
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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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