CVE-2015-5829

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.1% 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

Data Detectors Engine in Apple iOS before 9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted text file.

Affected products

Apple Iphone Os: through 8.4.1
Apple watchOS: 1.0

References

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/76764
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033609
https://support.apple.com/HT205212
https://support.apple.com/HT205213
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/76764
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033609
https://support.apple.com/HT205212
https://support.apple.com/HT205213

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