Apple iOS up to 9.1 IOHIDFamily memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple iOS up to 9.1. This impacts an unknown function of the component IOHIDFamily. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-7111. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Apple iOS up to 9.1 (Smartphone Operating System). This affects an unknown functionality of the component IOHIDFamily. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 12/08/2015 as HT205635 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-7111 since 09/16/2015. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/12/2024). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:

Multiple memory corruption issues existed in IOHIDFamily API. These issues were addressed through improved memory handling.

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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 124389 (Apple Mac OS X v10.11.2 and Security Update 2015-008 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2015-12-08-3)).

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), SecurityFocus (BID 78719†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-55240†). Similar entries are available at VDB-79541, VDB-79545, VDB-79546 and VDB-79547. 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: 87314
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.11.x < 10.11.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 9.2

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT205635
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CVE: CVE-2015-7111 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-7111
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-79605
SecurityFocus: 78719
SecurityTracker: 1034344
Vulnerability Center: 55240 - Apple iOS <9.2 Remote Code Execution due to Memory Corruptions - CVE-2015-7111, Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Created: 12/09/2015 14:31
Updated: 11/12/2024 07:45
Changes: 12/09/2015 14:31 (62), 05/14/2018 10:50 (8), 06/29/2022 22:14 (3), 06/29/2022 22:26 (1), 11/12/2024 07:45 (22)
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