CVE-2015-6983
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
8.8
VIR risk
8.8
Description
Double free vulnerability in Apple iOS before 9.1 and OS X before 10.11.1 allows attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted app that accesses AtomicBufferedFile descriptors.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: product-security@apple.com — https://support.apple.com/HT205375
Vendor advisory: product-security@apple.com — https://support.apple.com/HT205370
Vendor advisory: product-security@apple.com — http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.html
Vendor advisory: product-security@apple.com — http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00002.html
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| macos | affected | |
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00002.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77263
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033929
- https://support.apple.com/HT205370
- https://support.apple.com/HT205375
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00002.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77263
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033929
- https://support.apple.com/HT205370
- https://support.apple.com/HT205375
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.