CVE-2015-3796
The TRE library in Libc in Apple iOS before 8.4.1 and OS X before 10.10.5 allows context...
The TRE library in Libc in Apple iOS before 8.4.1 and OS X before 10.10.5 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted regular expression, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-3797 and CVE-2015-3798.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The TRE library in Libc in Apple iOS before 8.4.1 and OS X before 10.10.5 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted regular expression, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-3797 and CVE-2015-3798.
- Record
CVE-2015-3796- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The TRE library in Libc in Apple iOS before 8.4.1 and OS X before 10.10.5 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted regular expression, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-3797 and CVE-2015-3798.
- Record
CVE-2015-3796- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-3832 No score
The TRE library in Libc in Apple iOS before 8.4.1 and OS X before 10.10.5 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted regular expression, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-3797 and CVE-2015-3798.
- Record
EUVD-2015-3832- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4mj6-cg56-cg3r No score
The TRE library in Libc in Apple iOS before 8.4.1 and OS X before 10.10.5 allows context...
The TRE library in Libc in Apple iOS before 8.4.1 and OS X before 10.10.5 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted regular expression, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-3797 and CVE-2015-3798.
- Record
GHSA-4mj6-cg56-cg3r- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2016-0395 No score
Updated tre packages fix security vulnerability
The TRE library allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted regular expression (CVE-2015-3796).
A vulnerability has been found in the tre package that could allow an attacker to perform controlled heap corruption (CVE-2016-8859).
- Record
MGASA-2016-0395- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
treMageia:5 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0.8.0-12.1.mga5 | 0.8.0-12.1.mga5 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Apple Mac OSX Regex Engine (TRE) - Stack Buffer Overflow (PoC) | 2015-09-22 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-3796 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Apple Iphone Os, published August 16, 2015. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.4%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
support.apple.com/kb/HT205030
securitytracker.com/id/1033275
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
exploit-db.com/exploits/38263