CVE-2015-7110
The Disk Images component in Apple OS X before 10.11.2 and tvOS before 9.1 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted disk image.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 0.9%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
The Disk Images component in Apple OS X before 10.11.2 and tvOS before 9.1 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted disk image.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.93% probability · 60th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 28 January 2016
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- apple/mac os x · apple/iphone os
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
EPSS 0.9% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. 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/msg00001.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034344
- https://support.apple.com/HT205637Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT205640Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39365/
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00001.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034344
- https://support.apple.com/HT205637Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT205640Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39365/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.