CVE-2015-5840 Integer overflow in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Attackers can cause a denial of service via crafted data in iOS removefile routines, requiring user interaction to trigger the crash.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2015-5840?

CVE-2015-5840 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

The checkint division routines in removefile in Apple iOS before 9 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (overflow fault and app crash) via crafted data.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5840?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Mac Os X, Apple Watchos.

How do I fix CVE-2015-5840?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-5840 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2015-5840 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5840 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-8mxm-v9w9-c2j5.

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