PT-2015-1916 · Apple · Ios

Tao Wei + 2 · Published 2015-08-06 · Updated 2016-12-24 · CVE-2015-5770

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.8

Medium

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue is related to the MobileInstallation component in iOS, which has inadequate access control to certain functions. This allows an attacker to replace arbitrary extensions using a crafted enterprise app. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not specified. There is no information about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

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 the installation of enterprise apps to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-11262

CVE-2015-5770

Affected Products

Ios

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5770 · Security Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00002.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-11262 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205030 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/76337 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1033275 · Note