SB2015121102 - NULL pointer dereference in Apple watchOS
Published: December 11, 2015 Updated: July 22, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015121102
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-7068)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via an app that provides an unspecified userclient type.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00002.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78719
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034344
- https://support.apple.com/HT205635
- https://support.apple.com/HT205637
- https://support.apple.com/HT205640
- https://support.apple.com/HT205641