CVE-2015-1117
N/A
Published: April 10, 2015 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:21 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendormacOSiPhone OStvOS
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
The (1) setreuid and (2) setregid system-call implementations in the kernel in Apple iOS before 8.3, Apple OS X before 10.10.3, and Apple TV before 7.2 do not properly perform privilege drops, which makes it easier for attackers to execute code with unintended user or group privileges via a crafted app.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (8)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00002.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00003.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264
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