Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 23, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-6989

Description

Grand Central Dispatch in Apple iOS before 9.1, OS X before 10.11.1, and watchOS before 2.0.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted package that is mishandled during dispatch calls.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./Iphone OS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=9.0.2
Apple Inc./Mac OS X
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=10.11.0
Apple Inc./watchOS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=2.0.0
Apple Inc./Grand Central Dispatchllm-create

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00002.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00003.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT205370nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT205375nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT205378nvdVendor Advisory
www.securitytracker.com/id/1033929nvd

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