CVE-2012-3716

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Published Sep 20, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 6.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

CoreText in Apple Mac OS X 10.7.x before 10.7.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write or read) via a crafted text glyph.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.7.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.7.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.7.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.7.4:::::::*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.7.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.7.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.7.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.7.4:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 6.3% (6.298% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00004.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5501
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78748

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Mac Os X Mac Os X Server

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 8:13 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apple
Published: Sep 20, 2012, 9:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 8:13 PM
Reserved: Jun 19, 2012, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:43 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 20, 2012, 9:55 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:43 PM

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