VDB-77802 · CVE-2015-5857 · HT205212

Apple iOS up to 8.4.1 Mail 7pk security

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 8.4.1 and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Mail. The manipulation results in 7pk security. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2015-5857. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 8.4.1 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code of the component Mail. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a 7pk security vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-254. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

Mail in Apple iOS before 9 allows remote attackers to use an address-book contact as a spoofed e-mail sender address via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 09/16/2015 by Emre Saglam (beist) with salesforce.com as HT205212 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-5857 since 08/06/2015. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k 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.This vulnerability is assigned to T1211 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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†). The entries VDB-9015, VDB-68413, VDB-77828 and VDB-77762 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Smartphone Operating System

Vendor

Apple

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Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: 7pk security
CWE: CWE-254
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 9

Timelineinfo

08/06/2015 🔍
09/16/2015 +41 days 🔍
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09/18/2015 +2 days 🔍
09/18/2015 +0 days 🔍
06/16/2022 +2463 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT205212
Researcher: Emre Saglam (beist)
Organization: salesforce.com
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2015-5857 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-5857
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-77802
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 13:09
Updated: 06/16/2022 08:49
Changes: 09/18/2015 13:09 (52), 12/25/2017 12:32 (12), 06/16/2022 08:49 (3)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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