Description
The IOHIDFamily API in Apple iOS before 9.2, OS X before 10.11.2, tvOS before 9.1, and watchOS before 2.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-7111.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Apple Mac OSX / iOS - Double-Delete IOHIDEventQueue::start Code Execution EDB-39379 · dos · Jan 28, 2016 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- https://support.apple.com/HT205635
- https://support.apple.com/HT205637
- 1034344 vdb-entry
- APPLE-SA-2015-12-08-4 vendor-advisory
- APPLE-SA-2015-12-08-3 vendor-advisory
- 78719 vdb-entry
- APPLE-SA-2015-12-08-1 vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT205641
- https://support.apple.com/HT205640
- APPLE-SA-2015-12-08-2 vendor-advisory