NULL pointer dereference in Apple watchOS



| Updated: 2020-07-22
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2015-7068
CWE-ID CWE-476
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		watchOS
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor Apple Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU31762

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-7068

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via an app that provides an unspecified userclient type.

Mitigation

Update to version 2.1.

Vulnerable software versions

watchOS: 2.0 - 2.0.1

CPE2.3 External links

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00002.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78719
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034344
http://support.apple.com/HT205635
http://support.apple.com/HT205637
http://support.apple.com/HT205640
http://support.apple.com/HT205641


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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