CVEvulnerability
CVE-2015-5940
6.8 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2015-10-23
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 6.8 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119
Description
The Accelerate Framework component in Apple iOS before 9.1 and OS X before 10.11.1, when multi-threading is enabled, omits certain validation and locking steps, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site.
Affected configurations
• apple iphone os (<= 9.0.2)
• apple mac os x (<= 10.11.0)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer weakness
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00002.html Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.html Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77263 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033929 www.securitytracker.com
- https://support.apple.com/HT205370 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT205375 Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00002.html Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.html Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77263 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033929 www.securitytracker.com
- https://support.apple.com/HT205370 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT205375 Vendor Advisory