medium6.8Public exploit code
CVE-2015-6996
IOAcceleratorFamily in Apple iOS before 9.1, OS X before 10.11.1, and watchOS before 2.0.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of serv…
Public exploit code
Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.
- Apple Mac OSX - OSMetaClassBase::safeMetaCast in IOAccelContext2::connectClient NULL Dereference2016-01-28 · dos · osx · Verified
Impact
IOAcceleratorFamily in Apple iOS before 9.1, OS X before 10.11.1, and watchOS before 2.0.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | Iphone Os | through 9.0.2 |
| Apple | Mac Os X | through 10.11.0 |
| Apple | Watchos | through 2.0.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00002.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00003.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033929
- https://support.apple.com/HT205370
- https://support.apple.com/HT205375
- https://support.apple.com/HT205378
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00002.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00003.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033929
- https://support.apple.com/HT205370
- https://support.apple.com/HT205375
- https://support.apple.com/HT205378