Vigil@nce - Apple iOS: denial of service via MMS
March 2017 by Vigil@nce
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SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can send VCF cards in MMS to Apple iOS devices, in
order to trigger a denial of service.
Impacted products: iOS by Apple, iPhone.
Severity: 2/4.
Creation date: 03/01/2017.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
The Apple iOS product includes an application for MMS management.
However, some specially crafted VCF cards generate a fatal error
when received via a MMS.
An attacker can therefore send VCF cards in MMS to Apple iOS
devices, in order to trigger a denial of service.
ACCESS TO THE COMPLETE VIGIL@NCE BULLETIN
https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Apple-iOS-denial-of-service-via-MMS-21505