PT-2015-3100 · Apple · Ios

Published 2015-12-11 · Updated 2016-12-07 · CVE-2015-7037

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 9.2

Description The issue is related to a directory traversal vulnerability in the Mobile Backup module of the Photos application. This vulnerability allows attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted pathname. The exploitation of this vulnerability may enable a remote attacker to read arbitrary files by using a specially formed pathname.

Recommendations For versions prior to 9.2, update to version 9.2 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the Mobile Backup module in the Photos application to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-00310

CVE-2015-7037

Affected Products

Ios

References · 5

• https://support.apple.com/HT205635 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00000.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-00310 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7037 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1034348 · Note