CVE-2015-7001

AppSandbox in Apple iOS before 9.2, OS X before 10.11.2, tvOS before 9.1, and watchOS before 2.1 mishandles hard links, which allows attackers to bypass Contacts access revocation via a crafted app.

CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00000.html	Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00001.html	Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00002.html	Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.html	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78719
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034344
https://support.apple.com/HT205635	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT205637	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT205640	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT205641	Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00000.html	Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00001.html	Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00002.html	Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.html	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78719
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034344
https://support.apple.com/HT205635	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT205637	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT205640	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT205641	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

Configuration 2 (hide)

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

Configuration 3 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 4 (hide)

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

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2015-12-11 11:59

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46

NVD link : CVE-2015-7001

Mitre link : CVE-2015-7001

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-7001

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

watchos
mac_os_x
iphone_os
tvos

CWE

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

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