CVE-2016-4688

HighCVSS 8.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.1 is affected. macOS before 10.12.1 is affected. tvOS before 10.0.1 is affected. watchOS before 3.1 is affected. watchOS before 3.1.3 is affected. The issue involves the "FontParser" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted font.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 8.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94572Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037469Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://support.apple.com/HT207269Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207270Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207271Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207275Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207487Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94572Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037469Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://support.apple.com/HT207269Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207270Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207271Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207275Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207487Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Feb 20, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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