CVE-2016-4688 (GCVE-0-2016-4688)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2017-02-20 08:35
Modified
2024-08-06 00:39
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
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.
References
https://support.apple.com/HT207271 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94572 vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID
https://support.apple.com/HT207487 x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://support.apple.com/HT207269 x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://support.apple.com/HT207270 x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://support.apple.com/HT207275 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037469 vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a n/a Version: n/a
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