CVE-2015-6989 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Grand Central Dispatch in Apple iOS before 9.1, OS X before 10.11.1, and watchOS before 2.0.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted package that is mishandled during dispatch calls.

Published: 2015-10-23

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

No analysis available yet.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-6921	Grand Central Dispatch in Apple iOS before 9.1, OS X before 10.11.1, and watchOS before 2.0.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted package that is mishandled during dispatch calls.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00996.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00002.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00003.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033929
https://support.apple.com/HT205370
https://support.apple.com/HT205375
https://support.apple.com/HT205378

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Iphone Os Mac Os X Watchos

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2015-10-23T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T07:36:35.115Z

Reserved: 2015-09-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-6989

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-10-23T21:59:31.090

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-6989

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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