CVE-2015-7110 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 6.9 Published 11 Dec 2015 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Local attackers can exploit memory corruption in the Disk Images component to gain privileges or cause denial of service via a crafted image.

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

What is CVE-2015-7110?

CVE-2015-7110 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 11 Dec 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 Disk Images component in Apple OS X before 10.11.2 and tvOS before 9.1 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted disk image.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-7110?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2015-7110?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-7110 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-2015-7110 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2015-7110 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-xrh3-5ph8-43qv.