Improper Access Control
CVE-2015-1115
Summary
The Telephony component in Apple iOS before 8.3 allows attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism and access unintended telephone capabilities via a crafted app.
- MEDIUM
- LOCAL
- NONE
- PARTIAL
- PARTIAL
- PARTIAL
CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Listed 5th in the 'OWASP Top Ten', improper (or broken) access control attacks are a fundamental type of vulnerability. This includes a broad range of design flaws that enable users to act outside of their intended permissions. They can use these privileges to gain access to restricted files and functionality such as accessing restricted information, falsifying records, destroying data, or executing commands.
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Advisory Timeline
- Published