Buffer overflow in Apple Iphone OS
CVE-2015-5942
FontParser in Apple iOS before 9.1, OS X before 10.11.1, and watchOS before 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted font file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5927.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
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: 0.033 (88.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 88.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.033 · newest: 0.033 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00002.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/HT205375 (Vendor Advisory)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00003.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/HT205370 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/HT205378 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1033929 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-5942?
- CVE-2015-5942 is a vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2015-10-23.
- Is CVE-2015-5942 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.