Vulnerability · CVE-2015-5096
CVE-2015-5096 is listed by apple.
Published Jul 15, 2015 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · Apple
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2015-5096. EPSS is 6.35%. Act only if a listed version of Apple is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Critical10.0
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 6.35%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe adobe/acrobat · cpe adobe/acrobat dc · cpe adobe/acrobat reader · cpe adobe/acrobat reader dc
CVE-2015-5096 is listed by apple.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- cpe adobe/acrobatversion unspecified
- cpe adobe/acrobat dcversion unspecified
- cpe adobe/acrobat readerversion unspecified
- cpe adobe/acrobat reader dcversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2015-5096
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2015-5096. EPSS is 6.35%. Act only if a listed version of Apple is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write. EPSS 6.35%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jul 15, 2015 · Apple Security Releases
Detected
CVE-2015-5096 is listed by apple.
Jun 17, 2026 · Apple Security Releases
Updated
CVE-2015-5096 is listed by apple.
Sources
- Apple Security ReleasesVendor advisoryCVE-2015-5096
Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.15 and 11.x before 11.0.12, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 2015.006.30060, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 2015.008.20082 on Windows and OS X allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5098 and CVE-2015-5105.
nvd.nist.gov - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2015-5096
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2015-5096
30-day exploitation probability 6.3%
first.org
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.