PT-2015-2458 · Apple · Webkit+1

Published 2015-10-23 · Updated 2016-12-24 · CVE-2015-6981

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple iOS versions prior to 9.1

Description The issue is caused by a buffer overflow in the WebKit component. It may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a specially crafted web site, resulting in memory corruption and application crash.

Recommendations For versions prior to 9.1, update to version 9.1 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to untrusted web sites to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-11823

CVE-2015-6981

Affected Products

Webkit

Ios

References · 8

• https://support.apple.com/HT205370 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6981 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-6981 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-6981 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6981 · Security Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00002.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-11823 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1033929 · Note