What is the severity of CVE-2015-1087?

CVE-2015-1087 has been rated as a medium severity vulnerability.

How does CVE-2015-1087 affect Apple iOS users?

CVE-2015-1087 allows attackers to exploit a directory traversal vulnerability to read arbitrary files on affected devices.

What versions of iOS are vulnerable to CVE-2015-1087?

CVE-2015-1087 affects Apple iOS versions prior to 8.3.

How do I fix CVE-2015-1087?

To mitigate CVE-2015-1087, users should update their devices to Apple iOS version 8.3 or later.

What types of attacks can be performed using CVE-2015-1087?

Attackers can leverage CVE-2015-1087 to perform unauthorized file access on vulnerable iOS devices.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2015-1087

low

2.1

CWE

10/4/2015

6/8/2024

CVE-2015-1087: Path Traversal

First published: Fri Apr 10 2015(Updated: )

Directory traversal vulnerability in Backup in Apple iOS before 8.3 allows attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted relative path.

Credit: product-security@apple.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Apple iPhone OS	<=8.2

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-1087?
CVE-2015-1087 has been rated as a medium severity vulnerability.
How does CVE-2015-1087 affect Apple iOS users?
CVE-2015-1087 allows attackers to exploit a directory traversal vulnerability to read arbitrary files on affected devices.
What versions of iOS are vulnerable to CVE-2015-1087?
CVE-2015-1087 affects Apple iOS versions prior to 8.3.
How do I fix CVE-2015-1087?
To mitigate CVE-2015-1087, users should update their devices to Apple iOS version 8.3 or later.
What types of attacks can be performed using CVE-2015-1087?
Attackers can leverage CVE-2015-1087 to perform unauthorized file access on vulnerable iOS devices.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-1087?
CVE-2015-1087 has been rated as a medium severity vulnerability.
How does CVE-2015-1087 affect Apple iOS users?
CVE-2015-1087 allows attackers to exploit a directory traversal vulnerability to read arbitrary files on affected devices.
What versions of iOS are vulnerable to CVE-2015-1087?
CVE-2015-1087 affects Apple iOS versions prior to 8.3.
How do I fix CVE-2015-1087?
To mitigate CVE-2015-1087, users should update their devices to Apple iOS version 8.3 or later.
What types of attacks can be performed using CVE-2015-1087?
Attackers can leverage CVE-2015-1087 to perform unauthorized file access on vulnerable iOS devices.