CVE-2015-6985 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Apple Type Services (ATS) in Apple OS X before 10.11.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web page.

Published: 2015-10-23

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: 1.9% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-6917	Apple Type Services (ATS) in Apple OS X before 10.11.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web page.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0187.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.html
https://support.apple.com/HT205375

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Mac Os X

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2015-10-23T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T07:36:35.084Z

Reserved: 2015-09-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-6985

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-10-23T21:59:28.337

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:31:42.790

Link: CVE-2015-6985

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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