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CVE-2015-8659

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-8659 is a critical heap-use-after-free vulnerability in nghttp2, specifically affecting its idle stream handling, impacting various Apple operating systems and nghttp2 implementations. With a CVSS score of 10.0, it presents a critical risk due to its network-exploitable nature, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating its perceived importance. Despite its age, its high FAUCET Risk Score of 94/100 suggests continued relevance.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 10.11.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 1.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nghttp2:nghttp2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 9.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 9.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

10.0CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.0
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.07%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0407 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 36,833 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175085.html
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175423.html
nghttp2.org / blog/2015/12/23/nghttp2-v1-6-0
PatchVendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201612-06
support.apple.com / HT206166
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT206167
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT206168
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT206169
Vendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2015/12/23/10
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2015/12/23/6
securitytracker.com / id/1035353