CVE-2015-5848 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.2 Published 18 Sep 2015 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Local attackers can exploit memory corruption in the IOAcceleratorFamily driver to gain elevated privileges or crash the system.

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-2015-5848?

CVE-2015-5848 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 18 Sep 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IOAcceleratorFamily in Apple iOS before 9 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5848?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Watchos.

How do I fix CVE-2015-5848?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-5848 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-2015-5848 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5848 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-v6c6-5chc-g895.