What is the severity of CVE-2015-5863?

CVE-2015-5863 is classified as a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to expose sensitive information.

How do I fix CVE-2015-5863?

To remediate CVE-2015-5863, update affected devices to the latest version of iOS, macOS, or watchOS as applicable.

What types of devices are affected by CVE-2015-5863?

CVE-2015-5863 affects devices running iOS before version 9, macOS Yosemite before version 10.10.5, and watchOS 1.0.

What kind of information can be leaked due to CVE-2015-5863?

CVE-2015-5863 allows local users to potentially access sensitive information from kernel memory.

Who is vulnerable to CVE-2015-5863?

Local users on vulnerable versions of iOS, macOS, or watchOS are at risk of exploitation through CVE-2015-5863.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2015-5863

low

2.1

CWE

200

18/9/2015

6/8/2024

CVE-2015-5863: Infoleak

First published: Fri Sep 18 2015(Updated: )

IOStorageFamily in Apple iOS before 9 does not properly initialize an unspecified data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via unknown vectors.

Credit: product-security@apple.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Apple iPhone OS	<=8.4.1
macOS Yosemite	<=10.10.5
watchOS	=1.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-5863?
CVE-2015-5863 is classified as a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to expose sensitive information.
How do I fix CVE-2015-5863?
To remediate CVE-2015-5863, update affected devices to the latest version of iOS, macOS, or watchOS as applicable.
What types of devices are affected by CVE-2015-5863?
CVE-2015-5863 affects devices running iOS before version 9, macOS Yosemite before version 10.10.5, and watchOS 1.0.
What kind of information can be leaked due to CVE-2015-5863?
CVE-2015-5863 allows local users to potentially access sensitive information from kernel memory.
Who is vulnerable to CVE-2015-5863?
Local users on vulnerable versions of iOS, macOS, or watchOS are at risk of exploitation through CVE-2015-5863.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-5863?
CVE-2015-5863 is classified as a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to expose sensitive information.
How do I fix CVE-2015-5863?
To remediate CVE-2015-5863, update affected devices to the latest version of iOS, macOS, or watchOS as applicable.
What types of devices are affected by CVE-2015-5863?
CVE-2015-5863 affects devices running iOS before version 9, macOS Yosemite before version 10.10.5, and watchOS 1.0.
What kind of information can be leaked due to CVE-2015-5863?
CVE-2015-5863 allows local users to potentially access sensitive information from kernel memory.
Who is vulnerable to CVE-2015-5863?
Local users on vulnerable versions of iOS, macOS, or watchOS are at risk of exploitation through CVE-2015-5863.