CVE-2015-1117

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control

Publication date:

10/04/2015

Last modified:

12/04/2025

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.90 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0

6.90

Severity 2.0

MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::		8.2 (including)
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos::::::::		7.1 (including)
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x::::::::		10.10.2 (including)

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

CVE-2015-1117

Description

Impact

Vulnerable products and versions

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools