CVE-2015-6995
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
Apple Mac OSX - 'IOHDIXControllerUserClient::convertClient' Buffer Integer Overflow
OS impact
macOS Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
References
- 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
- 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
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.