What is CVE-2015-3783?

CVE-2015-3783 is a vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2015-08-16.

Is CVE-2015-3783 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-2015-3783

SceneKit in Apple OS X before 10.10.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2015-08-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.358 (98.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.358 · newest: 0.358 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apple Mac OS X

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38264/ (exploit)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/76340 (vdb-entry)
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/kb/HT205031 (Vendor Advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1033276 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-3783?: CVE-2015-3783 is a vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2015-08-16.
Is CVE-2015-3783 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.