Description
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-2015-3796 and CVE-2015-3797.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by Google Security Research · textdososx
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38262
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205030
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033275
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00002.html
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit
x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38262/
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76343
Issue Tracking x_refsource_misc
https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=429
Scores
EPSS
0.2622
EPSS Percentile
96.3%
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (2)
apple/iphone_os
< 8.4
apple/mac_os_x
< 10.10.4
Published
Aug 17, 2015
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026