PT-2015-2124
CVE-2015-5899
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Published
2015-09-18
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Updated
2016-12-22
Description by
CVSS 2.0
7.2
HighMetricsAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
iOS versions prior to 9
Description
The issue is caused by a buffer overflow in the libpthread component of the iOS kernel. This can be exploited by a local attacker to gain elevated privileges or cause a denial of service, resulting in memory corruption.
Recommendations
For iOS versions prior to 9, update to version 9 or later to resolve the issue.
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