Apple iOS up to 8.4.0 CoreMedia Playback memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple iOS up to 8.4.0. This impacts an unknown function of the component CoreMedia Playback. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2015-5778. There is not any exploit available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple iOS up to 8.4.0 (Smartphone Operating System). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component CoreMedia Playback. 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 weakness was released 08/11/2015 by Ilja van Sprundel with Google Project Zero as HT205030 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-5778 since 08/06/2015. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/03/2025). 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 90315 (Apple TV < 7.2.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc.. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 123806 (Apple Mac OS X v10.10.5 and Security Update 2015-006 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2015-08-13-2)).

Upgrading to version 8.4.1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be patching the affected component. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (90315), SecurityFocus (BID 76343†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1033275†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-77102, VDB-77103, VDB-77104 and VDB-77105. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 90315
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 7.2.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Upgrade: iOS 8.4.1

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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT205030
Researcher: Ilja van Sprundel
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-5778 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-5778
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-77141
SecurityFocus: 76343 - Apple Mac OS X and iOS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1033275 - Apple iOS Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Deny Service and Let Apps Gain Elevated Privileges

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/14/2015 12:48
Updated: 02/03/2025 07:45
Changes: 08/14/2015 12:48 (59), 10/09/2017 09:42 (11), 06/09/2022 23:22 (3), 06/09/2022 23:35 (1), 02/03/2025 07:45 (16)
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