CVE-2015-6995 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Disk Images component in Apple iOS before 9.1 and OS X before 10.11.1 misparses images, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

Published: 2015-10-23

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: 11.6% Moderate

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

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.11581.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00002.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77263
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033929
https://support.apple.com/HT205370
https://support.apple.com/HT205375

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Iphone Os Mac Os X

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2015-10-23T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T07:36:35.146Z

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

Link: CVE-2015-6995

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-10-23T21:59:36.780

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

Link: CVE-2015-6995

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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