CVE-2015-5757 Memory corruption in n/a

Critical 9.3 Published 16 Aug 2015 Updated 6 Aug 2024

A local attacker can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges or cause a denial of service via a crafted syscall in the libpthread library.

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-2015-5757?

CVE-2015-5757 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 16 Aug 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

libpthread in Apple iOS before 8.4.1 and OS X before 10.10.5 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via an app that uses a crafted syscall to interfere with locking.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5757?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2015-5757?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-5757 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2015-5757 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5757 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-cc93-84wc-xxg5.