CVE-2015-5856 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published 18 Sep 2015 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause denial of service in enterprise-signed apps via crafted ITMS URLs, affecting iOS users.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2015-5856?

CVE-2015-5856 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 18 Sep 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The Application Store component in Apple iOS before 9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service to an enterprise-signed app via a crafted ITMS URL.

Weakness: CWE-254

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5856?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Iphone Os.

How do I fix CVE-2015-5856?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-5856 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-2015-5856 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5856 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-fm87-86w5-6fp9.