PT-2015-7436 · Apple · Os X+1

David Benjamin + 3 · Published 2015-10-23 · Updated 2016-12-24 · CVE-2015-6983

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

8.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple iOS versions prior to 9.1 Apple OS X versions prior to 10.11.1

Description A double free issue allows attackers to write to arbitrary files by using a crafted app that accesses AtomicBufferedFile descriptors.

Recommendations For Apple iOS versions prior to 9.1, update to version 9.1 or later. For Apple OS X versions prior to 10.11.1, update to version 10.11.1 or later.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2015-6983

Affected Products

Os X

Ios

References · 7

• https://support.apple.com/HT205375 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00002.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6983 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/HT205370 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/77263 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1033929 · Note