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CVE-2015-7040 Detail

Current Description

The kernel in Apple iOS before 9.2, OS X before 10.11.2, tvOS before 9.1, and watchOS before 2.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted app, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-7041, CVE-2015-7042, and CVE-2015-7043.

Source:  MITRE
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Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.3 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 8.6

Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Partial
Additional Information:
Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Allows disruption of service

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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00000.html Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00001.html Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00002.html Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78719
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034344
https://support.apple.com/HT205635 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT205637 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT205640 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT205641 Vendor Advisory

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
Up to (including)
9.1

Configuration 2 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
Up to (including)
2.0

Configuration 3 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
Up to (including)
9.0

Configuration 4 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
Up to (including)
10.11.1


Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-7040
NVD Published Date:
12/11/2015
NVD Last Modified:
03/08/2019