CVE-2016-4852

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-4852
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerjpcert
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-09-12 10:59:01 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionYoruFukurou (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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 6.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS: 0.006860000 probability, percentile 0.717700000 (date 2026-05-06)

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Aki-null Yorufukurou All All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.9 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.9.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.9.2 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.9.3 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.9.4 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.9.5 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Japan Vulnerability Notes/Information from aki-null af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 jvn.jp Third Party Advisory
YoruFukurou CVE-2016-4852 Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
JVN#94816361: YoruFukurou (NightOwl) vulnerable to denial-of-service (DoS) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 jvn.jp Third Party Advisory
jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000151 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 jvndb.jvn.jp Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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