CVE-2015-5882 - Improper Access Control

Severity

72%

Complexity

39%

Confidentiality

165%

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.

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.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 7.2. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C).

Overview

Type

Apple

First reported 9 years ago

2015-09-18 12:00:00

Last updated 8 years ago

2016-12-22 03:00:00

Affected Software

Apple WatchOS 1.0

1.0

Apple Mac OS X

References

APPLE-SA-2015-09-16-1

Vendor Advisory

APPLE-SA-2015-09-21-1

Vendor Advisory

APPLE-SA-2015-09-30-3

Vendor Advisory

76764

1033609

https://support.apple.com/HT205212

Vendor Advisory

https://support.apple.com/HT205213

Vendor Advisory

https://support.apple.com/HT205267

Vendor Advisory

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