Apple iOS up to 8.4.1 Audio memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Apple iOS up to 8.4.1. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Audio. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2015-5862. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 8.4.1 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Audio. 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 availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Audio component in Apple iOS before 9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted audio file.

The weakness was published 09/16/2015 by YoungJin Yoon (beist) as HT205212 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-5862 since 08/06/2015. The exploitation is known to be easy. 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 11/21/2024). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:

A memory corruption issue existed in the handling of audio files. This issue issue was addressed through improved memory handling.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370192 (Apple Mac OS X v10.11 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2015-09-30-3)).

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 SecurityFocus (BID 76764†). Similar entries are available at VDB-9015, VDB-68413, VDB-77828 and VDB-77762. 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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 9

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT205212
Researcher: YoungJin Yoon (beist)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-5862 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-5862
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-77765
SecurityFocus: 76764 - Apple iOS APPLE-SA-2015-09-16-1 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1033609

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

Created: 09/18/2015 13:08
Updated: 11/21/2024 06:50
Changes: 09/18/2015 13:08 (49), 12/24/2017 09:52 (15), 06/15/2022 20:27 (3), 11/21/2024 06:50 (16)
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