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Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CVE-2015-3766

Medium
4.3/10

Summary

The kernel in Apple iOS before 8.4.1 and OS X before 10.10.5 does not properly restrict the mach_port_space_info interface, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive memory-layout information via a crafted app.

  • MEDIUM
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL
  • NONE

CWE-200 - Information Exposure

An information exposure vulnerability is categorized as an information flow (IF) weakness, which can potentially allow unauthorized access to otherwise classified information in the application, such as confidential personal information (demographics, financials, health records, etc.), business secrets, and the application's internal environment.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published