CVE-2015-5761

Apple Security Advisory 2015-09-16-3

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

CoreText in Apple iOS before 8.4.1 and OS X before 10.10.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted font file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5755.

Vulnerabilidad en CoreText en Apple iOS en versiones anteriores a 8.4.1 y OS X en versiones anteriores a 10.10.5, permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar código arbitrario o causar una denegación de servicio (corrupción de memoria y caída de la aplicación) a través de un archivo font manipulado, una vulnerabilidad diferente a CVE-2015-5755.

OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 and Security Update 2015-006 is now available and addresses vulnerabilities in Apache, the OD plug-in, IOBluetoothHCIController, and more.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2015-08-06 CVE Reserved
2015-08-13 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CAPEC

References (8)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76343	Vdb Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033275	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00003.html	2016-12-24

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html	2016-12-24
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00002.html	2016-12-24
https://support.apple.com/HT205221	2016-12-24
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205030	2016-12-24
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031	2016-12-24

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				<= 10.10.4 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version " <= 10.10.4"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Iphone Os Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os"				<= 8.4 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os" and version " <= 8.4"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Itunes Search vendor "Apple" for product "Itunes"				<= 12.2 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Itunes" and version " <= 12.2"		-		Affected