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CVE-2015-3733

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2015-08-16 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

WebKit, as used in Apple iOS before 8.4.1 and Safari before 6.2.8, 7.x before 7.1.8, and 8.x before 8.0.8, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than other WebKit CVEs listed in APPLE-SA-2015-08-13-1 and APPLE-SA-2015-08-13-3.

Affected products

• Apple Iphone Os: before 8.4.1 — fixed in 8.4.1
• Apple iTunes for Windows: through 12.2
• Apple Safari: from 6.0 before 6.2.8; from 7.0 before 7.1.8; from 8.0 before 8.0.8 — fixed in 6.2.8, 7.1.8, 8.0.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple Iphone Os 8.4.1; Apple Safari 6.2.8, 7.1.8, 8.0.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00000.html
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00002.html
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00003.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76338
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033274
• https://support.apple.com/HT205221
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205030
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205033
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00000.html
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00002.html
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00003.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76338

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