MEDIUM
FontParser in Apple iOS before 9.1 and OS X before 10.11.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted font file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-6976, CVE-2015-6977, CVE-2015-6990, CVE-2015-6991, CVE-2015-6993, CVE-2015-7008, CVE-2015-7009, CVE-2015-7010, and CVE-2015-7018
Published Oct 23, 2015
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.78%
Description
FontParser in Apple iOS before 9.1 and OS X before 10.11.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted font file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-6976, CVE-2015-6977, CVE-2015-6990, CVE-2015-6991, CVE-2015-6993, CVE-2015-7008, CVE-2015-7009, CVE-2015-7010, and CVE-2015-7018.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.78% 0.04780
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04780
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.78% (0.04780) | 91.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.78% (0.04780) | 90.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 14, 2025 | 5.03% (0.05030) | 89.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.20% (0.03196) | 86.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 6, 2025 | 4.90% (0.04895) | 92.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 6.36% (0.06363) | 93.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 12, 2024 | 5.49% (0.05489) | 93.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 8.44% (0.08437) | 94.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 17, 2024 | 2.33% (0.02331) | 89.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 22, 2023 | 1.89% (0.01886) | 87.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 10, 2023 | 1.84% (0.01843) | 86.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.70% (0.01700) | 85.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.54% (0.04541) | 88.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.54% (0.04541) | 87.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.54% (0.04541) | 74.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77263 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033929 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-533 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/HT205370 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT205375 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT205641 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00002.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory | |
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00002.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory | |
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77263 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033929 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-533 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://support.apple.com/HT205370 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://support.apple.com/HT205375 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://support.apple.com/HT205641 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner apple
Published Oct 23, 2015
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Sep 16, 2015
Link CVE-2015-6978
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a