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

INFO

Published Date :

May 28, 2015, 1:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 28, 2016, 7:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2015-1157 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-1157 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple itunes
2 Apple mac_os_x
3 Apple iphone_os

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

CVE-2015-1157 telnet server

JavaScript Shell

Updated: 1 year, 1 month ago
3 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 14, 2015, 4:43 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-1157 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-1157 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75491 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT205221 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT205221 Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00003.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00003.html Advisory, Patch
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00003.html
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT205221
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 13, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.html Advisory, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204941 No Types Assigned http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204941 Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204942 No Types Assigned http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204942 Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00001.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00001.html Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 06, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.html
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00001.html
    Added Reference http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204941
    Added Reference http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204942
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 04, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032408
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 28, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Changed Reference Type http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/37edde/eli5_how_that_text_you_can_send_to_friends_turns/ No Types Assigned http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/37edde/eli5_how_that_text_you_can_send_to_friends_turns/ Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://zanzebek.com/a-simple-text-message-can-ruin-any-iphone/ No Types Assigned http://zanzebek.com/a-simple-text-message-can-ruin-any-iphone/ Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/37e8c1/malicious_text_message/ No Types Assigned http://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/37e8c1/malicious_text_message/ Exploit
    Added CWE CWE-17
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 28, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-1157 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-1157 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

11.84 }} -0.80%

score

0.95530

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
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