CVE-2015-1100

Apple macOS X < 10.10.2 - Denial of Service via Out-of-Bounds Memory Access

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2015-1100. PoCs published by Maxime Villard.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit crafts a malicious FAT binary with an excessive number of architectures (4096) to trigger a missing limit check in the Mac OS X kernel's FAT loader, causing a local denial-of-service (DoS). The crafted binary is then executed via posix_spawn with a non-existent CPU type preference to exploit the vulnerability.

Description

The kernel in Apple iOS before 8.3, Apple OS X before 10.10.3, and Apple TV before 7.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access) or obtain sensitive memory-content information via a crafted app.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Maxime Villard · cdososx
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36814

This exploit crafts a malicious FAT binary with an excessive number of architectures (4096) to trigger a missing limit check in the Mac OS X kernel's FAT loader, causing a local denial-of-service (DoS). The crafted binary is then executed via posix_spawn with a non-existent CPU type preference to exploit the vulnerability.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Mac OS X Kernel (FAT loader)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Local access to a vulnerable Mac OS X system
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (10)

Core 10
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT204659
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00002.html
Exploit exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36814/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032048
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT204662
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00003.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT204661
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT204870

Scores

EPSS 0.0076
EPSS Percentile 74.0%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (3)
apple/iphone_os < 8.2
apple/mac_os_x < 10.10.2
apple/tvos < 7.1
Published Apr 10, 2015
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026