Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-2015-7112 — 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 Buffer9 documents4 sources
Severity
9.3CRITICALNVD
EPSS
19.7%
top 4.56%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
6
Apple Iphone OSApple MAC OS XApple Tvos+3 more
Timeline
PublishedDec 11
Latest updateMay 14

Description

The IOHIDFamily API in Apple iOS before 9.2, OS X before 10.11.2, tvOS before 9.1, and watchOS before 2.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-7111.

CVSS vector

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

Affected Packages8 packages

▶NVDapple/tvos9.0
▶NVDapple/watchos2.0
▶Appleapple/tvos9.1
▶Appleapple/watchos2.1

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-8q7f-8q67-mp5x: The IOHIDFamily API in Apple iOS before 9↗2022-05-14
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GHSA
GHSA-h5vf-3cr9-7wp9: The IOHIDFamily API in Apple iOS before 9↗2022-05-14
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💥Exploits & PoCs

1
Exploit-DB
Apple Mac OSX / iOS - Double-Delete IOHIDEventQueue::start Code Execution↗2016-01-28
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📋Vendor Advisories

4
Apple
CVE-2015-7112: tvOS 9.1↗
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Apple
CVE-2015-7112: watchOS 2.1↗
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Apple
CVE-2015-7112: iOS 9.2↗
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Apple
CVE-2015-7112: OS X El Capitan 10.11.2, Security Update 2015-005 Yosemite, and Security Update 2015-008 Mavericks↗
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