CVE-2015-6996 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 6.7% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 6.7% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2015-10-23 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apple | iphone os |
| apple | mac os x |
| apple | watchos |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Apple Mac OSX - OSMetaClassBase::safeMetaCast in IOAccelContext2::connectClient NULL Dereference | 2016-01-28 |
References
- 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
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