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CVE-2015-4024: apple mac_os_x Resource Management Errors

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2015-4024
Published 09-06-2015Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-4024 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in apple mac_os_x. EPSS estimates a 41.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
41.79%
0%100%
High · -8.10 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 12 · Related 5
DSA-3280-1MGASA-2015-0231OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10344-1RHSA-2015:1135RHSA-2015:1186RHSA-2015:1187

Timeline

  1. 09-06-2015
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in the multipart_buffer_headers function in main/rfc1867.c in PHP before 5.4.41, 5.5.x before 5.5.25, and 5.6.x before 5.6.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted form data that triggers an improper order-of-growth outcome.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

41.79%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

99%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Decrease -8.10 pp

From 49.89% 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
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (bugs.php.net)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

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

Redhat7 products
Oracle2 products
Apple1 product
Hp1 product
Php1 product
  • phpEOL≤ 5.4.40 | 5.4.39 | 5.5.0 | 5.5.0:alpha1 | 5.5.0:alpha2 | 5.5.0:alpha3 | 5.5.0:alpha4 | 5.5.0:alpha5 | 5.5.0:alpha6 | 5.5.0:beta1 | 5.5.0:beta2 | 5.5.0:beta3 | 5.5.0:beta4 | 5.5.0:rc1 | 5.5.0:rc2 | 5.5.1 | 5.5.2 | 5.5.3 | 5.5.4 | 5.5.5 | 5.5.6 | 5.5.7 | 5.5.8 | 5.5.9 | 5.5.10 | 5.5.11 | 5.5.12 | 5.5.13 | 5.5.14 | 5.5.18 | 5.5.19 | 5.5.20 | 5.5.21 | 5.5.22 | 5.5.23 | 5.5.24 | 5.6.0:alpha1 | 5.6.0:alpha2 | 5.6.0:alpha3 | 5.6.0:alpha4 | 5.6.0:alpha5 | 5.6.0:beta1 | 5.6.0:beta2 | 5.6.0:beta3 | 5.6.0:beta4 | 5.6.2 | 5.6.3 | 5.6.4 | 5.6.5 | 5.6.6 | 5.6.7 | 5.6.8
Ubuntu1 product
  • php5< 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.11

6 vendors · 13 products

References

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