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7.0 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple iOS up to 8.4.1 (Smartphone Operating System). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component CoreText. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
CoreText in Apple iOS before 9 and iTunes before 12.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted font file.
The weakness was presented 09/16/2015 by John Villamil with Yahoo Pentest Team as HT205212 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-5874 since 08/06/2015. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/15/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 86001 (Apple iTunes < 12.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (credentialed check)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 124144 (Apple iTunes Prior to 12.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APPLE-SA-2015-09-16-3)).
Upgrading to version 9 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (86001). See 9015, 68413, 73748 and 75568 for similar entries.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 86001
Nessus Name: Apple iTunes < 12.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (credentialed check)
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OpenVAS ID: 802962
OpenVAS Name: Apple iTunes Multiple Vulnerabilities Sep15 (Windows)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: iOS 9
Timeline
08/06/2015 🔍09/16/2015 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT205212
Researcher: John Villamil
Organization: Yahoo Pentest Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-5874 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1033609
SecurityFocus: 76763 - Apple iOS and iTunes Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entry
Created: 09/18/2015 13:09Updated: 06/15/2022 23:22
Changes: 09/18/2015 13:09 (51), 12/25/2017 12:27 (22), 06/15/2022 23:12 (3), 06/15/2022 23:22 (1)
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