CVE-2015-3768 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Integer overflow in the kernel in Apple iOS before 8.4.1 and OS X before 10.10.5 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app that makes unspecified IOKit API calls.

Published: 2015-08-16

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 1.0% 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:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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-2015-3804	Integer overflow in the kernel in Apple iOS before 8.4.1 and OS X before 10.10.5 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app that makes unspecified IOKit API calls.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0101.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00002.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76343
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033275
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205030
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Iphone Os Mac Os X

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2015-08-16T23:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T05:56:14.939Z

Reserved: 2015-05-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-3768

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-08-16T23:59:41.457

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

Link: CVE-2015-3768

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-189

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