CVE-2017-7003 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause application crashes in Apple operating systems via crafted files processed by the CoreText component.
- 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-2017-7003?
CVE-2017-7003 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 3 Apr 2018. 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 10.3.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.5 is affected. tvOS before 10.2.1 is affected. watchOS before 3.2.2 is affected. The issue involves the "CoreText" component. It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7003?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Mac Os X, Apple Tvos, Apple Watchos.
How do I fix CVE-2017-7003?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-7003 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-2017-7003 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7003 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Iphone Os
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2cgm-r77w-c7r9.