PT-2015-3099 · Apple · Tvos+3

Ahmad-Reza Sadeghi + 5 · Published 2015-12-11 · Updated 2019-03-08 · CVE-2015-7001

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 9.2 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.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-00309

CVE-2015-7001

Affected Products

Os X

Ios

Tvos

Watchos

References · 12

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT205640 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00001.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT205635 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT205641 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00000.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-00309 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7001 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/HT205637 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00002.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1034344 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/78719 · Note