CVE-2017-13849 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause application crashes in Apple operating systems via crafted text files, requiring OS updates to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-13849?
CVE-2017-13849 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 13 Nov 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.1 is affected. tvOS before 11.1 is affected. watchOS before 4.1 is affected. The issue involves the "CoreText" component. It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted text file.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-13849?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Tvos, Apple Watchos.
How do I fix CVE-2017-13849?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-13849 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2017-13849 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-13849 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Iphone Os
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5j64-2gfr-wxj5.