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CVE-2015-5838

SpringBoard in Apple iOS before 9 does not properly restrict access to privileged API calls, which allows attackers to spoof the dialog windows of an arbitrary app via a crafted app.

Published

2015-09-18T10:59:53.080

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-284

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	≤ 8.4.1	Yes

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00001.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76764 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033609 ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/HT205212 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00001.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76764 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033609 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/HT205212 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)