7.2
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2015-1140
Apple IOHIDFamily Buffer Overflow Privilege Escalation
Description

Buffer overflow in IOHIDFamily in Apple OS X before 10.10.3 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

INFO

Published Date :

April 10, 2015, 2:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-1140 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple mac_os_x
2 Apple mac_os_x
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 2
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Upgrade macOS to address a buffer overflow vulnerability.
  • Upgrade to macOS 10.10.3 or later.
  • Install Security Update 2015-004 or later.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2015-1140 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2015-1140.

URL Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73982 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032048 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://support.apple.com/HT204659 Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73982 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032048 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://support.apple.com/HT204659 Vendor Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-1140 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-1140 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-1140 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-1140 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73982
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032048
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT204659
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 31, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73982 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73982 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032048 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032048 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 10.8.5 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 10.9.5 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 10.10.2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.10.3
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 30, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73982
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 15, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032048
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 13, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT204659 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT204659 Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 10, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.2
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.89 }} -0.40%

score

0.74430

percentile