CVE-2015-5842

low
Published 2015-09-18 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
VIR risk
2.1

Description

XNU in the kernel in Apple iOS before 9 does not properly initialize an unspecified data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive memory-layout information via unknown vectors.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
macos macosaffected
macos macos1.0affected

References

CWEs

CWE-200

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Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.