Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 11, 2015· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2015-7042

Description

The kernel in Apple iOS before 9.2, OS X before 10.11.2, tvOS before 9.1, and watchOS before 2.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted app, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-7040, CVE-2015-7041, and CVE-2015-7043.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./Iphone OS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=9.1
Apple Inc./Mac OS X
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=10.11.1
Apple Inc./tvOS2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=9.0
- (no CPE)range: <9.1
Apple Inc./watchOS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=2.0
Apple Inc./iOSllm-fuzzy
Range: <9.2
Apple Inc./OS Xllm-fuzzy
Range: <10.11.2

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References

lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00000.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00001.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00002.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT205635nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT205637nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT205640nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT205641nvdVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/78719nvd
www.securitytracker.com/id/1034344nvd

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