CVE-2015-6974 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Apple Iphone OS

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer5 documents3 sources
Severity
9.3CRITICALNVD
EPSS
1.1%
top 22.08%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
5
Apple Iphone OSApple MAC OS XApple Watchos+2 more
Timeline
PublishedOct 23
Latest updateMay 17

Description

IOHIDFamily in Apple iOS before 9.1, OS X before 10.11.1, and watchOS before 2.0.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 10.0

Affected Packages6 packages

▶NVDapple/watchos2.0.0
▶Appleapple/watchos2.0.1
▶NVDapple/mac_os_x10.11.0
▶NVDapple/iphone_os9.0.2
▶Appleapple/ios9.1

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-xwh8-wjgv-652r: IOHIDFamily in Apple iOS before 9↗2022-05-17
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Apple
CVE-2015-6974: iOS 9.1↗
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Apple
CVE-2015-6974: OS X El Capitan 10.11.1, Security Update 2015-004 Yosemite, and Security Update 2015-007 Mavericks↗
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Apple
CVE-2015-6974: watchOS 2.0.1↗
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