Buffer overflow in Apple Iphone OS
CVE-2015-8659
The idle stream handling in nghttp2 before 1.6.0 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors, aka a heap-use-after-free bug.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.040 (90.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 90.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.040 · newest: 0.040 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-06 (vendor-advisory)
- support.apple.com/HT206167 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/HT206168 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/23/10 (mailing-list)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353 (vdb-entry)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/23/6 (mailing-list)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175085.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-8659?
- CVE-2015-8659 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2016-01-12.
- How severe is CVE-2015-8659?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.