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CVE-2015-7039

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-7039 is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the libc library affecting Apple iOS, OS X, tvOS, and watchOS. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw by sending a specially crafted package, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 6.8 (medium severity), it requires moderate attack complexity but could result in partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit for OS X 10.11 exists in ExploitDB, indicating public exploit code availability. Despite this, there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 9.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 10.11.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.8MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
11.30%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-38917 · Dec 9, 2015
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1130 is in the 95th percentile among its peer group of 19,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 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/2015/Dec/msg00000.html
Vendor Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00001.html
Vendor Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00002.html
Vendor Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.html
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT205635
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT205637
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT205640
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT205641
Vendor Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/38917
securityfocus.com / bid/78719
securitytracker.com / id/1034344