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Mihai Bucicoiu

Researcher fromUniversity POLITEHNICA of Bucharest
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Vulnerabilities · 1
PT-2015-3099
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2015-12-11
Apple · Tvos · CVE-2015-7001
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions** Apple iOS versions prior to 9.2 Apple OS X versions prior to 10.11.2 Apple tvOS versions prior to 9.1 Apple watchOS versions prior to 2.1 **Description** The issue is related to the mishandling of hard links by the AppSandbox component in Apple operating systems, which can be exploited by attackers to bypass access revocation to Contacts. This can be achieved via a crafted app, allowing remote attackers to circumvent the mechanism meant to restrict access to contacts. **Recommendations** For Apple iOS versions prior to 9.2, update to version 9.2 or later. For Apple OS X versions prior to 10.11.2, update to version 10.11.2 or later. For Apple tvOS versions prior to 9.1, update to version 9.1 or later. For Apple watchOS versions prior to 2.1, update to version 2.1 or later.