PT-2015-2112
CVE-2015-5863
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Published
2015-09-18
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Updated
2016-12-22
Description by
CVSS 2.0
2.1
LowMetricsAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
iOS versions prior to 9
Description
The issue is related to the IOStorageFamily component in the iOS operating system, which lacks protection for certain internal data. This can be exploited by a local attacker to gain access to sensitive information by manipulating the system's kernel memory. The vulnerability allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory, although the exact vectors used for this are not specified.
Recommendations
For iOS versions prior to 9, update to version 9 or later to resolve the issue.
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