Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2015-5846 (CCN-106570)

Assigned:2015-09-16
Published:2015-09-16
Updated:2016-12-22
Summary:IOKit in the kernel in Apple iOS before 9 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5844 and CVE-2015-5845.
CVSS v3 Severity:8.8 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
7.7 High (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:9.3 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
9.0 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-119
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2015-5846

Source: APPLE
Type: Vendor Advisory
APPLE-SA-2015-09-16-1

Source: APPLE
Type: Vendor Advisory
APPLE-SA-2015-09-21-1

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
76764

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1033609

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
appleios-cve20155846-priv-esc(106570)

Source: CCN
Type: Apple Web site
About the security content of iOS 9

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT205212

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT205213

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:apple:watchos:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 8.4.1)

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:apple:ios:8.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    apple watchos 1.0
    apple iphone os *
    apple iphone os 8.4.1