Apple iOS up to 9.0 Kernel resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 9.0. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component Kernel. This manipulation causes resource management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2015-6994. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 9.0 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

The kernel in Apple iOS before 9.1 and OS X before 10.11.1 mishandles reuse of virtual memory, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted app.

The weakness was disclosed 10/21/2015 by Mark Mentovai with Google as HT205370 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-6994 since 09/16/2015. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

An issue existed when reusing virtual memory. This issue was addressed through improved validation.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 86654 (Mac OS X < 10.11.1 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 124182 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2015-007 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2015-10-21-4)).

Upgrading to version 9.1 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 (86654) and SecurityFocus (BID 77263†). The entries VDB-77709, VDB-78724, VDB-78725 and VDB-78727 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 86654
Nessus Name: Mac OS X < 10.11.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 9.1

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT205370
Researcher: Mark Mentovai
Organization: Google
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-6994 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-6994
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-78757
SecurityFocus: 77263 - Apple iOS and Mac OS X Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1033929

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

Created: 10/22/2015 10:30
Updated: 11/21/2024 02:06
Changes: 10/22/2015 10:30 (55), 02/12/2018 08:53 (12), 06/24/2022 08:15 (3), 06/24/2022 08:19 (1), 11/21/2024 02:06 (16)
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