01 Record
CVE-2015-1157
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: apple
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 5.61% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 92.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2015-05-28 01:00Z11 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 04:33Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2015-01-16
- Assigning CNA
- apple
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- f6ddaaf7638853d55245801a498f7d26f0a9221e9ea504175a8da5ba6826433e
05 Affected products
06 References
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/HT205221
- www.securityfocus.com75491http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75491
- support.apple.comhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT204941
- www.reddit.comhttp://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/37e8c1/malicious_text_message/
- ghostbin.comhttps://ghostbin.com/paste/zws9m
- www.reddit.comhttp://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/37enow/about_the_latest_iphone_security_vulnerability/
- www.securitytracker.com1032408http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032408
- lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2015-06-30-2http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.html
- 9to5mac.comhttp://9to5mac.com/2015/05/27/how-to-fix-ios-text-message-bug-crash-reboot/
- www.reddit.comhttp://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/37edde/eli5_how_that_text_you_can_send_to_friends_turns/
- lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2015-09-16-3http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00003.html
- support.apple.comhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT204942
- lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2015-06-30-1http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00001.html
- zanzebek.comhttp://zanzebek.com/a-simple-text-message-can-ruin-any-iphone/
- www.ibtimes.co.ukhttp://www.ibtimes.co.uk/apple-ios-bug-sees-message-app-crash-iphone-reboot-simply-by-receiving-message-1503083