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7.0 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability has been found in Apple iOS up to 8.4.1 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was shared 09/16/2015 by John Villamil with Apple as HT205212 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-5804 since 08/06/2015. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. 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 06/16/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:
Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to arbitrary code execution
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 86270 (Mac OS X < 10.11 Multiple Vulnerabilities (GHOST)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 168651 (OpenSuSE Security Update for Security webkit2gtk3 (openSUSE-SU-2016:0761-1)).
Upgrading to version 9 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:
These issues were addressed through improved memory handling.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (86270). The entries 9015, 68413, 74127 and 75212 are related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 86270
Nessus Name: Mac OS X < 10.11 Multiple Vulnerabilities (GHOST)
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OpenVAS ID: 802962
OpenVAS Name: Apple iTunes Multiple Vulnerabilities Sep15 (Windows)
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Upgrade: iOS 9
Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT205212
Researcher: John Villamil
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-5804 (🔍)
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: 06/16/2022 15:04
Changes: 09/18/2015 13:09 (52), 12/25/2017 12:35 (22), 06/16/2022 14:59 (4), 06/16/2022 15:04 (1)
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