CVE Catalog

CVE-2015-1157

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

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 truncation in the Notifications feature.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to disrupt device functionality, potentially leading to loss of access to messages and other system features.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update iOS to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor devices for unusual behavior.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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 truncation in the Notifications feature, as demonstrated by Arabic characters in (1) an SMS message or (2) a WhatsApp message.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS