CVE-2015-1141 Denial of service in n/a
Local attackers can crash the macOS system via the mach_vm_read kernel functionality, requiring an OS upgrade to fix.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-1141?
CVE-2015-1141 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 10 Apr 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The mach_vm_read functionality in the kernel in Apple OS X before 10.10.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via unspecified vectors.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1141?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Mac Os X.
How do I fix CVE-2015-1141?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-1141 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2015-1141 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1141 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Mac Os X
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4rcw-v4hx-cxwg.