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CVE-2015-1157 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://9to5mac.com/2015/05/27/how-to-fix-ios-text-message-bug-crash-reboot/	CVE
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00001.html	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.html	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00003.html	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
https://ghostbin.com/paste/zws9m	CVE
https://support.apple.com/HT205221	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204941	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204942	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/apple-ios-bug-sees-message-app-crash-iphone-reboot-simply-by-receiving-message-1503083	CVE
http://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/37e8c1/malicious_text_message/	CVE	Exploit
http://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/37enow/about_the_latest_iphone_security_vulnerability/	CVE
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/37edde/eli5_how_that_text_you_can_send_to_friends_turns/	CVE	Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75491	CVE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032408	CVE
http://zanzebek.com/a-simple-text-message-can-ruin-any-iphone/	CVE	Exploit
http://9to5mac.com/2015/05/27/how-to-fix-ios-text-message-bug-crash-reboot/	[email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00001.html	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.html	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00003.html	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
https://ghostbin.com/paste/zws9m	[email protected]
https://support.apple.com/HT205221	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204941	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204942	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/apple-ios-bug-sees-message-app-crash-iphone-reboot-simply-by-receiving-message-1503083	[email protected]
http://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/37e8c1/malicious_text_message/	[email protected]	Exploit
http://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/37enow/about_the_latest_iphone_security_vulnerability/	[email protected]
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/37edde/eli5_how_that_text_you_can_send_to_friends_turns/	[email protected]	Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75491	[email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032408	[email protected]
http://zanzebek.com/a-simple-text-message-can-ruin-any-iphone/	[email protected]	Exploit

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-17	DEPRECATED: Code	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
apple iphone os	8.0 8.0.1 8.0.2 8.1 8.1.2
CPE cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.1.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.1.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.3:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
apple mac os x	<= 10.0.3
CPE cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
apple itunes	<= 12.2
CPE cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

12 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 6, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 28, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 29, 2015	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Sep 19, 2015	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 13, 2015	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Jul 6, 2015	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 4, 2015	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 28, 2015	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
May 28, 2015	Initial Analysis	[email protected]

CVE-2015-1157 Details

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