CVE-2015-3798
The TRE library in Libc in Apple iOS before 8.4.1 and OS X before 10.10.5 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted regular expression, a different…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.3%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The TRE library in Libc in Apple iOS before 8.4.1 and OS X before 10.10.5 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted regular expression, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-3796 and CVE-2015-3797.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 13.32% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 22 September 2015
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- apple/iphone os · apple/mac os x
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
EPSS 13.3% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00002.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76343
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033275
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=429
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205030Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38262/
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00002.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76343
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033275
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=429
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205030Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38262/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.