CVE-2016-4852 json
YoruFukurou (NightOwl) before 2.85 relies on support for emoji skin-tone modifiers even though this support is missing from the CoreText CT…
published 2016-09-12 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-5834
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.7%
- EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 77%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction
1.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
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jvn.jp
/en/jp/JVN94816361/index.html
third-party-advisory
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jvn.jp
/en/jp/JVN94816361/995844/index.html
third-party-advisory
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jvndb.jvn.jp
/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000151
third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/bid/92609
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-4852
- NVD CVE-2016-4852
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