CVE-2015-3798 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via crafted regular expressions in Apple iOS and OS X.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2015-3798?

CVE-2015-3798 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 16 Aug 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-3798?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2015-3798?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-3798 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2015-3798 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2015-3798 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-r4xv-4m8v-9gfg.

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