CVE-2015-5882

Apple Security Advisory 2015-09-16-1

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The processor_set_tasks API implementation in Apple iOS before 9 allows local users to bypass an entitlement protection mechanism and obtain access to the task ports of arbitrary processes by leveraging root privileges.

Vulnerabilidad en la implementación processor_set_tasks API en Apple iOS en versiones anteriores a 9, permite a usuarios locales eludir el mecanismo de protección de derechos y obtener acceso a los puertos de tareas de procesos arbitrarios mediante el aprovechamiento de los privilegios de root .

OS X El Capitan 10.11 is now available and addresses close to 100 vulnerabilities that may exist in prior releases.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2015-08-06 CVE Reserved
2015-09-18 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-03-18 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-284: Improper Access Control

CAPEC

References (8)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76764	Vdb Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033609	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00001.html	2016-12-22
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00005.html	2016-12-22
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html	2016-12-22
https://support.apple.com/HT205212	2016-12-22
https://support.apple.com/HT205213	2016-12-22
https://support.apple.com/HT205267	2016-12-22

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Watchos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Watchos"				1.0 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Watchos" and version "1.0"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				<= 10.10.5 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version " <= 10.10.5"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Iphone Os Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os"				<= 8.4.1 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os" and version " <= 8.4.1"		-		Affected