CVE-2015-5939 is a memory corruption vulnerability in ImageIO affecting Apple iOS before 9.1, OS X before 10.11.1, and watchOS before 2.0.1. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this by sending a crafted image with malicious metadata, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 6.8 (medium severity), it requires medium attack complexity but could result in partial impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 10.11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 9.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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