CVE-2015-7072 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

dyld in Apple iOS before 9.2, tvOS before 9.1, and watchOS before 2.1 mishandles segment validation, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.

Published: 2015-12-11

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:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

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

Configuration 3 [-]

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

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-2015-7004	dyld in Apple iOS before 9.2, tvOS before 9.1, and watchOS before 2.1 mishandles segment validation, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context 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 0.0101.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00002.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034348
https://support.apple.com/HT205635
https://support.apple.com/HT205640
https://support.apple.com/HT205641

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Iphone Os Tvos Watchos

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2015-12-11T11:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T07:36:35.276Z

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

Link: CVE-2015-7072

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-12-11T11:59:38.137

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

Link: CVE-2015-7072

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-20

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