CVE-2015-7116
libxml2 in Apple iOS before 9.2, OS X before 10.11.2, and tvOS before 9.1 allows remote attackers...
libxml2 in Apple iOS before 9.2, OS X before 10.11.2, and tvOS before 9.1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted XML document, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-7115.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
4.3
libxml2 in Apple iOS before 9.2, OS X before 10.11.2, and tvOS before 9.1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted XML document, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-7115.
- Record
CVE-2015-7116- CVSS 3.0
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
libxml2 in Apple iOS before 9.2, OS X before 10.11.2, and tvOS before 9.1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted XML document, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-7115.
- Record
CVE-2015-7116- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-7048 No score
libxml2 in Apple iOS before 9.2, OS X before 10.11.2, and tvOS before 9.1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted XML document, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-7115.
- Record
EUVD-2015-7048- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3hw4-hh3h-jx7q
4.3
libxml2 in Apple iOS before 9.2, OS X before 10.11.2, and tvOS before 9.1 allows remote attackers...
libxml2 in Apple iOS before 9.2, OS X before 10.11.2, and tvOS before 9.1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted XML document, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-7115.
- Record
GHSA-3hw4-hh3h-jx7q- CVSS 3.0
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-7116 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Apple Tvos, published January 10, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.08%, the 81st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
support.apple.com/HT205635
support.apple.com/HT205637
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.html
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00000.html
support.apple.com/HT205640
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00001.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7116
github.com/advisories/GHSA-3hw4-hh3h-jx7q