CVE-2015-5831 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2015-5831?

CVE-2015-5831 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 18 Sep 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

NetworkExtension in the kernel in Apple iOS before 9 does not properly initialize an unspecified data structure, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive memory-layout information via a crafted app.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5831?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2015-5831?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-5831 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2015-5831 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5831 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Apple Iphone Os

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• CVE-2021-30761 Apple iOS WebKit Memory Corruption Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2021-30762 Apple iOS WebKit Use-After-Free Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2016-4657 Apple iOS Webkit Memory Corruption Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2019-7286 Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption Exploited High 7.8

All Apple Iphone Os vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-7hc9-29fg-jr2w.