CVE-2015-3794

The Speech UI in Apple OS X before 10.10.5, when speech alerts are enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted Unicode string.

CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76340
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033276
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031	Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76340
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033276
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2015-08-17 00:00

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46

NVD link : CVE-2015-3794

Mitre link : CVE-2015-3794

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-3794

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

mac_os_x

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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