CVE-2017-2379

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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 "Carbon" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted .dfont file.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/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/97137Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038138
https://support.apple.com/HT207601Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207602Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207615Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207617Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97137Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038138
https://support.apple.com/HT207601Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207602Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207615Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207617Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Apr 2, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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