CVE-2015-5757

Description

libpthread in Apple iOS before 8.4.1 and OS X before 10.10.5 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via an app that uses a crafted syscall to interfere with locking.

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00002.html

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205030

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033275

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2