CVE-2015-1092 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

NSXMLParser in Foundation in Apple iOS before 8.3 and Apple TV before 7.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

Published: 2015-04-10

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-1235	NSXMLParser in Foundation in Apple iOS before 8.3 and Apple TV before 7.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00823.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00002.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00003.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73983
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032050
https://support.apple.com/HT204661
https://support.apple.com/HT204662
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT204870

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Iphone Os Tvos

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2015-04-10T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T04:33:20.404Z

Reserved: 2015-01-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-1092

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-04-10T14:59:08.657

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-1092

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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