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CVE-2015-1086

Status: ModifiedMedium (6.9)—

The Audio Drivers subsystem in Apple iOS before 8.3 and Apple TV before 7.2 does not properly validate IOKit object metadata, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (2)

Apple — Iphone OSApple — Tvos

CWEs

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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