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CVE-2015-3796

HighPublished

The TRE library in Libc in Apple iOS before 8.4.1 and OS X before 10.10.5 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of...

Published: Aug 16, 2015
Updated: Aug 6, 2024
Assigning CNA: apple
Evidence observed: Sep 22, 2015

Primary CVSS

7.5/ 10High

nvd · CVSS 2.0

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS probability estimate

12.4%

Moderate · next 30 days

Percentile: 96.1%
Model date: Sep 21, 2026

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Summary

The TRE library in Libc in Apple iOS before 8.4.1 and OS X before 10.10.5 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted regular expression, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-3797 and CVE-2015-3798.

Sources

Apple Mac OSX Regex Engine (TRE) - Stack Buffer Overflow (PoC)Exploit
Google Security Research · osx · Sep 22, 2015

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