CVE-2015-5938 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Apple MAC OS X

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer3 documents3 sources
Severity
6.8MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
1.0%
top 22.75%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MAC OS XApple OS X EL Capitan 10.11.1 Security Update 2015-004 Yosemite AND Security Update 20
Timeline
PublishedOct 23
Latest updateMay 17

Description

ImageIO in Apple OS X before 10.11.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted metadata in an image.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:P/I:P/A:PExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 6.4

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDapple/mac_os_x10.11.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-9mcr-4gp8-f783: ImageIO in Apple OS X before 10↗2022-05-17
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2015-5938: OS X El Capitan 10.11.1, Security Update 2015-004 Yosemite, and Security Update 2015-007 Mavericks↗
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