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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 7.8/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://9to5mac.com/2015/05/27/how-to-fix-ios-text-message-bug-crash-reboot/
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00001.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00003.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204941Vendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204942Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/apple-ios-bug-sees-message-app-crash-iphone-reboot-simply-by-receiving-message-1503083
- http://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/37e8c1/malicious_text_message/Exploit
- http://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/37enow/about_the_latest_iphone_security_vulnerability/
- http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/37edde/eli5_how_that_text_you_can_send_to_friends_turns/Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75491
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032408
- http://zanzebek.com/a-simple-text-message-can-ruin-any-iphone/Exploit
- https://ghostbin.com/paste/zws9m
- https://support.apple.com/HT205221Vendor Advisory
- http://9to5mac.com/2015/05/27/how-to-fix-ios-text-message-bug-crash-reboot/
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00001.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00003.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204941Vendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204942Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/apple-ios-bug-sees-message-app-crash-iphone-reboot-simply-by-receiving-message-1503083
- http://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/37e8c1/malicious_text_message/Exploit
- http://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/37enow/about_the_latest_iphone_security_vulnerability/
- http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/37edde/eli5_how_that_text_you_can_send_to_friends_turns/Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75491
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032408
- http://zanzebek.com/a-simple-text-message-can-ruin-any-iphone/Exploit
- https://ghostbin.com/paste/zws9m
- https://support.apple.com/HT205221Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- May 28, 2015
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified