What is CVE-2015-3713?

CVE-2015-3713 is a vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2015-07-03.

Is CVE-2015-3713 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Apple Mac OS X

CVE-2015-3713

QuickTime in Apple OS X before 10.10.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted movie file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2015-07-03 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.029 (86.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 86.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.029 · newest: 0.029 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

CyberSecAI/cve_

References

lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1032757 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/75493 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
support.apple.com/kb/HT204942 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-3713?: CVE-2015-3713 is a vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2015-07-03.
Is CVE-2015-3713 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.