What is CVE-2015-1098?

CVE-2015-1098 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2015-04-10.

How severe is CVE-2015-1098?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Apple Iphone OS

CVE-2015-1098

iWork in Apple iOS before 8.3 and Apple OS X before 10.10.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted iWork file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2015-04-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.019 (78.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 78.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

support.apple.com/HT204659 (Vendor Advisory)
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00002.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/73984 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1032048 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/HT204661 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-1098?: CVE-2015-1098 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2015-04-10.
How severe is CVE-2015-1098?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.