CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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8.4 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 8.4.1 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component libpthread. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
libpthread in the kernel in Apple iOS before 9 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.
The weakness was released 09/16/2015 by Lufeng Li (beist) with Qihoo 360 as HT205212 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-5899 since 08/06/2015. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/16/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.
Upgrading to version 9 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 9015, 68413, 77828 and 77762.
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4
VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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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: Lufeng Li (beist)
Organization: Qihoo 360
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2015-5899 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1033609
SecurityFocus: 76764 - Apple iOS APPLE-SA-2015-09-16-1 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entry
Created: 09/18/2015 13:09Updated: 06/16/2022 08:47
Changes: 09/18/2015 13:09 (49), 12/25/2017 12:32 (15), 06/16/2022 08:47 (3)
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