Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 28, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-1157
CVE-2015-1157
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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Affected products
11cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
- 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:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: 8.x through 8.3
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
15- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00003.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/37e8c1/malicious_text_message/nvdExploit
- www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/37edde/eli5_how_that_text_you_can_send_to_friends_turns/nvdExploit
- zanzebek.com/a-simple-text-message-can-ruin-any-iphone/nvdExploit
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00001.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT204941nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT204942nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/HT205221nvdVendor Advisory
- 9to5mac.com/2015/05/27/how-to-fix-ios-text-message-bug-crash-reboot/nvd
- www.ibtimes.co.uk/apple-ios-bug-sees-message-app-crash-iphone-reboot-simply-by-receiving-message-1503083nvd
- www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/37enow/about_the_latest_iphone_security_vulnerability/nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/75491nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1032408nvd
- ghostbin.com/paste/zws9mnvd
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