CVE-2014-1261: Apple Mac OS X

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 2.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Integer signedness error in CoreText in Apple OS X before 10.9.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted Unicode font.

Affected products

• Apple Mac OS X: up to and including 10.9.1; version 10.9 only

Published 2014-02-27. Last modified 2026-06-17.