CVE-2015-7043

Status: ModifiedMedium (4.3)—

The kernel in Apple iOS before 9.2, OS X before 10.11.2, tvOS before 9.1, and watchOS before 2.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted app, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-7040, CVE-2015-7041, and CVE-2015-7042.

CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Base score: 4.3

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 2.05%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 81
Score date: 10/10/2026

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 (4)

Apple — Iphone OS Apple — MAC OS X Apple — Tvos Apple — Watchos

CWEs

NVD-CWE-noinfo

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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