CVEvulnerability
CVE-2015-1117
6.9 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2015-04-10
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 6.9 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-264
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.
Affected configurations
• apple iphone os (<= 8.2)
• apple tvos (<= 7.1)
• apple mac os x (<= 10.10.2)
Related
Weakness · not in database (1)
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00002.html Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00003.html Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032048 www.securitytracker.com
- https://support.apple.com/HT204659 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT204661 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT204662 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT204870 support.apple.com
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00002.html Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00003.html Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032048 www.securitytracker.com
- https://support.apple.com/HT204659 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT204661 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT204662 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT204870 support.apple.com