CVE-2015-7499: apple iphone_os

Modified

AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2015-7499DEBIAN-CVE-2015-7499GHSA-jxjr-5h69-qw3w

Published 15-12-2015Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-7499 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in apple iphone_os. EPSS estimates a 6.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

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

6.41%

0%100%

Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days

KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.

RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.

Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 16 · Related 11

DLA-373-1 DSA-3430-1 MGASA-2015-0457 OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10192-1 OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10549-1 OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11912-1+10 more

Timeline

15-12-2015
PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
06-08-2024
Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the xmlGROW function in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.3 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive process memory information via unspecified vectors.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

v2.05.0

EPSS trend

Probability

6.41%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

94%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 6.41% 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

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary.

Affected systems

Version check

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

Apple4 products

iphone_os≤ 9.2.1
mac_os_x≤ 10.11.3
tvos≤ 9.1
watchos≤ 2.1

Redhat4 products

Debian2 products

libxml2< 2.9.3+dfsg1-1
debian_linuxEOL7.0 | 8.0

Hp2 products

Opensuse2 products

leapEOL42.1
opensuseEOL13.1 | 13.2

Canonical1 product

ubuntu_linuxEOL12.04 | 14.04 | 15.04 | 15.10

RubyGems1 product

nokogiri≥ 1.6.0, < 1.6.7.2

Ubuntu1 product

libxml2< 2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.6

Xmlsoft1 product

libxml2≤ 2.9.2

9 vendors · 18 products

References

36 links

rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2550.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource REDHATThird Party AdvisoryWEB
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource APPLEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00031.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryWEB
support.apple.com/HT206167X Refsource CONFIRMVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT206168X Refsource CONFIRMVendor Advisory
www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource DEBIANThird Party AdvisoryWEB
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource APPLEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
xmlsoft.org/news.htmlX Refsource CONFIRMVendor AdvisoryWEB
git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=35bcb1d758ed70aa7b257c9c3b3ff55e54e3d0daX Refsource CONFIRMPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource REDHATBroken Link

Show all 36 references

git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=28cd9cb747a94483f4aea7f0968d202c20bb4cfcX Refsource CONFIRMPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlX Refsource CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource APPLEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2834-1Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource UBUNTUThird Party AdvisoryWEB
www.securitytracker.com/id/1034243VDB EntryX Refsource SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2549.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource REDHATThird Party AdvisoryWEB
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1281925X Refsource CONFIRMIssue TrackingWEB
marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=145382616617563&w=2Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource HPThird Party Advisory
h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04944172X Refsource CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource GENTOOThird Party AdvisoryWEB
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00120.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryWEB
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource APPLEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/79509VDB EntryX Refsource BIDThird Party Advisory
support.apple.com/HT206169X Refsource CONFIRMVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT206166X Refsource CONFIRMVendor Advisory
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-7499REPORT
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2834-1Advisory
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-7499REPORT
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2875-1Advisory
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-7499Advisory
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7499Advisory
github.com/advisories/GHSA-jxjr-5h69-qw3wAdvisory
github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/nokogiri/CVE-2015-7499.ymlWEB
groups.google.com/forum/WEB
web.archive.org/web/20210724022841/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79509WEB
web.archive.org/web/20211205133229/https://securitytracker.com/id/1034243WEB