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CVE-2015-6994

The kernel in Apple iOS before 9.1 and OS X before 10.11.1 mishandles reuse of virtual memory, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted app.

Published

2015-10-23T21:59:35.827

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.1 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-399

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	≤ 10.11.0	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	≤ 9.0.2	Yes

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00002.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77263 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033929 ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/HT205370 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/HT205375 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00002.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77263 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033929 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/HT205370 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/HT205375 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)