CVE-2015-6988 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2015-6988?

CVE-2015-6988 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 23 Oct 2015. It can be exploited over the network.

Official description

The kernel in Apple iOS before 9.1 and OS X before 10.11.1 does not initialize an unspecified data structure, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving an unknown network-connectivity requirement.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-6988?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2015-6988?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-6988 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-2015-6988 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-6988 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2016-4657 Apple iOS Webkit Memory Corruption Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2019-7286 Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption Exploited High 7.8

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-p6r5-9cx5-fxq8.