Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 23, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-6978

Description

FontParser in Apple iOS before 9.1 and OS X before 10.11.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted font file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-6976, CVE-2015-6977, CVE-2015-6990, CVE-2015-6991, CVE-2015-6993, CVE-2015-7008, CVE-2015-7009, CVE-2015-7010, and CVE-2015-7018.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./Iphone OS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=9.0.2
Apple Inc./Mac OS X2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=10.11.0
- (no CPE)range: <10.11.1
Apple Inc./watchOS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=2.0
Apple Inc./iOSllm-fuzzy
Range: <9.1

Patches

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References

lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00002.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00002.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT205370nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT205375nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT205641nvdVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/77263nvd
www.securitytracker.com/id/1033929nvd
www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-533nvd

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