CVE-2015-6983 Use after free in n/a
A double free vulnerability in Apple iOS allows attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted app, requiring user interaction to install the malicious application.
- 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-2015-6983?
CVE-2015-6983 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 23 Oct 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
Double free vulnerability in Apple iOS before 9.1 and OS X before 10.11.1 allows attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted app that accesses AtomicBufferedFile descriptors.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-6983?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Mac Os X.
How do I fix CVE-2015-6983?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-6983 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2015-6983 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-6983 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Iphone Os
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ppm7-4pw6-8xq9.