CVE-2015-5874

HIGH 7.5CVE-2015-5874 · Published 18/09/2015 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2015-5874 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability affecting itunes (apple).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 4.3%, higher than 91.2% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
itunes apple	`≤ 12.2`	No fix yet

Description

CoreText 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) via a crafted font file.

References

lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00001.html · Vendor Advisory
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00003.html · Patch
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00005.html · Vendor Advisory
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html · Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com/bid/76763
securitytracker.com/id/1033609
support.apple.com/HT205212 · Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT205213 · Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT205221 · Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT205267 · Vendor Advisory

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

itunes

apple

≤ 12.2

No fix yet

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