CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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7.9 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple iOS up to 9.1 (Smartphone Operating System). Affected is an unknown part of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does
not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the
properties that are required to process the data safely and
correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
The kernel in Apple iOS before 9.2, OS X before 10.11.2, tvOS before 9.1, and watchOS before 2.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted mach message that is misparsed.
The weakness was shared 12/08/2015 by Ian Beer (j00ru) with Google Project Zero as HT205635 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-7047 since 09/16/2015. Local access is required to approach this attack. A authentication is necessary for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The advisory points out:
An issue existed in the parsing of mach messages. This issue was addressed through improved validation of mach messages.
A public exploit has been developed by Google Security Research and been published 2 months after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 87314 (Mac OS X 10.11.x < 10.11.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context c.
Upgrading to version 9.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (87314) and Exploit-DB (39371).
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9
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Exploiting
Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
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Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Google Security Research
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Nessus ID: 87314
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.11.x < 10.11.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: iOS 9.2
Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT205635
Researcher: Ian Beer (j00ru)
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-7047 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1034344
Vulnerability Center: 55249 - Apple iOS <9.2 Local Code Execution due to a Flaw in the Handling of Mach Messages - CVE-2015-7047, High
SecurityFocus: 78719 - Apple Mac OS X/watchOS/iOS/tvOS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
Entry
Created: 12/09/2015 14:32Updated: 06/30/2022 01:29
Changes: 12/09/2015 14:32 (67), 05/14/2018 12:39 (18), 06/30/2022 01:29 (3)
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