Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 17, 2015· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2015-3798

Description

The TRE library in Libc in Apple iOS before 8.4.1 and OS X before 10.10.5 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted regular expression, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-3796 and CVE-2015-3797.

Affected products

Apple Inc./Iphone Os
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=8.4
Apple Inc./Mac Os X
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=10.10.4

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00002.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/kb/HT205030nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/kb/HT205031nvdVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/76343nvd
www.securitytracker.com/id/1033275nvd
code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detailnvd
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38262/nvd

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