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CVE-2015-3768

Status: ModifiedHigh (9.3)—

Integer overflow in the kernel in Apple iOS before 8.4.1 and OS X before 10.10.5 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app that makes unspecified IOKit API calls.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (2)

Apple — Iphone OSApple — MAC OS X

CWEs

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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