PT-2015-1904 · Apple · Ios

Evad3Rs · Published 2015-08-06 · Updated 2016-12-24 · CVE-2015-5746

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple iOS versions prior to 8.4.1

Description The issue is related to insufficient access control in the AppleFileConduit component, allowing attackers to bypass intended restrictions on filesystem access. This can be achieved by leveraging symlink mishandling via an afc command.

Recommendations For versions prior to 8.4.1, update to version 8.4.1 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the AppleFileConduit component to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-11250

CVE-2015-5746

Affected Products

Ios

References · 6

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00002.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5746 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-11250 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205030 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/76337 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1033275 · Note