CVE-2015-6979 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

GasGauge in Apple iOS before 9.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

Published: 2015-10-23

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 1.5% 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:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-6911	GasGauge in Apple iOS before 9.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

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 0.01466.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00002.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00002.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77268
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033929
https://support.apple.com/HT205370
https://support.apple.com/HT205641

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Iphone Os Watchos

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2015-10-23T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T07:36:34.814Z

Reserved: 2015-09-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-6979

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-10-23T10:59:01.820

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

Link: CVE-2015-6979

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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