CVE-2015-1117

6.9 · MEDIUM

Published Apr 10, 2015appleCWE-264EPSS 0.39%AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Overview

CVE-2015-1117 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting apple iphone_os. It was published on April 10, 2015 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.9 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.9, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

The (1) setreuid and (2) setregid system-call implementations in the kernel in Apple iOS before 8.3, Apple OS X before 10.10.3, and Apple TV before 7.2 do not properly perform privilege drops, which makes it easier for attackers to execute code with unintended user or group privileges via a crafted app.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from apple. Update iphone_os to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Status
apple	iphone_os	Affected
apple	tvos	Affected
apple	mac_os_x	Affected

References

Reflists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html Reflists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00002.html Reflists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00003.html Refwww.securitytracker.com/id/1032048 Refsupport.apple.com/HT204659 Refsupport.apple.com/HT204661 Refsupport.apple.com/HT204662 Refsupport.apple.com/kb/HT204870 Reflists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html Reflists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00002.html

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What is CVE-2015-1117?

CVE-2015-1117 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting apple iphone_os. It was published on April 10, 2015 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.9 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2015-1117?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.9, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2015-1117?

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