Apple Safari TTF Out-Of-Bounds Access Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
October 21st, 2015
Vulnerability Details
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Apple Safari. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within the parsing of fonts embedded in PDFs. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code under the context of the current process.
Additional Details
Apple has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205375
Disclosure Timeline
- 2015-09-03 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
- 2015-10-21 - Coordinated public release of advisory
Credit
Jaanus Kp
Clarified Security
