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CVE-2015-5922

Unspecified vulnerability in International Components for Unicode (ICU) before 53.1.0, as used in Apple OS X before 10.11 and watchOS before 2, has unknown impact and attack vectors.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2015-5922 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from apple, from apple, from icu-project organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2015, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2015-10-09T05:59:38.640

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 10.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	< 10.11	Yes
Operating System	apple	watchos	≤ 1.01	Yes
Application	icu-project	international_components_for_unicode	< 53.1	Yes

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00005.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76911 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/HT205213 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/HT205267 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00005.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76911 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/HT205213 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/HT205267 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For apple's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.