CVE-2015-5936

6.8 · MEDIUM

Published Oct 23, 2015appleCWE-119EPSS 3.22%AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Overview

CVE-2015-5936 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting apple mac_os_x. It was published on October 23, 2015 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

ImageIO in Apple iOS before 9.1, OS X before 10.11.1, and watchOS before 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted metadata in an image, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5935, CVE-2015-5937, and CVE-2015-5939.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from apple. Update mac_os_x 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	mac_os_x	Affected
apple	watchos	Affected
apple	iphone_os	Affected

References

Reflists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00002.html Reflists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00003.html Reflists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.html Refwww.securitytracker.com/id/1033929 Refsupport.apple.com/HT205370 Refsupport.apple.com/HT205375 Refsupport.apple.com/HT205378 Reflists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00002.html Reflists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00003.html Reflists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.html

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What is CVE-2015-5936?

CVE-2015-5936 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting apple mac_os_x. It was published on October 23, 2015 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2015-5936?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2015-5936?

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