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CVE-2015-5748

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2015-08-17 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-17

Description

The kernel in Apple OS X before 10.10.5 does not properly mount HFS volumes, which allows local users to cause a denial of service via a crafted volume.

Affected products

• Apple Iphone Os: through 8.4.1
• macOS: through 10.10.4
• Apple Safari: through 8.0.8

References

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00001.html
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00005.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76340
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033276
• https://support.apple.com/HT205212
• https://support.apple.com/HT205213
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00001.html
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00005.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76340

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