CVE-2015-7039
Buffer overflow in libc in Apple iOS before 9.2, OS X before 10.11.2, tvOS before 9.1, and watchOS before 2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted package, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-7038.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.3%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Buffer overflow in libc in Apple iOS before 9.2, OS X before 10.11.2, tvOS before 9.1, and watchOS before 2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted package, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-7038.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 11.30% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 9 December 2015
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- apple/tvos · apple/watchos · apple/iphone os · apple/mac os x
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
EPSS 11.3% 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/Dec/msg00000.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00001.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00002.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78719
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034344
- https://support.apple.com/HT205635Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT205637Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT205640Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT205641Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38917/
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00000.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00001.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00002.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78719
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034344
- https://support.apple.com/HT205635Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT205637Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT205640Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT205641Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38917/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.