CVE-2015-5809

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.8% 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 iOS before 9 and iTunes before 12.3, 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-2015-09-16-1 and APPLE-SA-2015-09-16-3.

Affected products

Apple Iphone Os: through 8.4.1
Apple iTunes for Windows: through 12.2
Apple Safari: through 8.0.8

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00003.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00007.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00132.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76763
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033609
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2937-1
https://support.apple.com/HT205212
https://support.apple.com/HT205221
https://support.apple.com/HT205265
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00003.html

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