CVE-2016-4852

Description

YoruFukurou (NightOwl) before 2.85 relies on support for emoji skin-tone modifiers even though this support is missing from the CoreText CTFramesetter API on OS X 10.9, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted emoji character sequence.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.54%
Third-Party Advisory jvn.jp Third-Party Advisory jvn.jp Third-Party Advisory jvn.jp
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN94816361/index.html third party advisory
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN94816361/995844/index.html third party advisory
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000151 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92609 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-4852?
CVE-2016-4852 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-4852?
To fix CVE-2016-4852, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-4852 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-4852 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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