7.5

CVE-2015-3796: apple iphone_os

Modified
Published 16-08-2015Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-3796 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in apple iphone_os. EPSS estimates a 12.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Priority
Prioritisepublic exploit

Public exploit (exploit-database, 22-09-2015)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
12.42%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1exploit-database

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Duplicates 1
MGASA-2016-0395CVE-2015-5238

Timeline

  1. 16-08-2015
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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-2015-3797 and CVE-2015-3798.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

12.42%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

96%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 12.42% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databasedososxVerified

    Apple Mac OSX Regex Engine (TRE) - Stack Buffer Overflow (PoC)

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Apple2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

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