CVE-2015-5798

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2015-09-18 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

WebKit, as used in Apple iTunes before 12.3, allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via vectors related to iTunes Store browsing, a different vulnerability than other WebKit CVEs listed in APPLE-SA-2015-09-16-3.

Affected products

Apple iTunes for Windows: through 12.2
Apple Safari: through 8.0.8

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00003.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00007.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76765
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033617
https://support.apple.com/HT205221
https://support.apple.com/HT205265
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00003.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00007.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76765
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033617
https://support.apple.com/HT205221
https://support.apple.com/HT205265

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