CVE-2015-5840

The checkint division routines in removefile in Apple iOS before 9 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (overflow fault and app crash) via crafted data.

CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00001.html	Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00005.html	Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76764
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033609
https://support.apple.com/HT205212	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT205213	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT205267	Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00001.html	Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00005.html	Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76764
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033609
https://support.apple.com/HT205212	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT205213	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT205267	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2015-09-18 10:59

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46

NVD link : CVE-2015-5840

Mitre link : CVE-2015-5840

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-5840

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

watchos
mac_os_x
iphone_os

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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