CVE-2015-5940 describes a memory corruption vulnerability in the Accelerate Framework of Apple iOS before 9.1 and OS X before 10.11.1. When multi-threading is enabled, the framework fails to perform necessary validation and locking, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted website. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.8, indicating medium severity with network access, medium attack complexity, and partial impact on 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 CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 9.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 10.11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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