CVE-2017-13849

5.5 mediumEPSS 3.9%

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

5.5 medium

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS: 3.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 90% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-20
Published: 2017-11-13
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

apple:iphone_os
apple:tvos
apple:watchos

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101691
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039703
https://support.apple.com/HT208219
https://support.apple.com/HT208220
https://support.apple.com/HT208222

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