Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 10, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-1117

Description

The (1) setreuid and (2) setregid system-call implementations in the kernel in Apple iOS before 8.3, Apple OS X before 10.10.3, and Apple TV before 7.2 do not properly perform privilege drops, which makes it easier for attackers to execute code with unintended user or group privileges via a crafted app.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./Iphone OS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=8.2
Apple Inc./Mac OS X
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=10.10.2
Apple Inc./tvOS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=7.1
Apple Inc./TVllm-fuzzy
Range: <7.2
Apple Inc./iOSllm-fuzzy
Range: <8.3
Apple Inc./OS Xllm-fuzzy
Range: <10.10.3

Patches

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References

lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00002.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00003.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT204659nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT204661nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT204662nvdVendor Advisory
www.securitytracker.com/id/1032048nvd
support.apple.com/kb/HT204870nvd

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