CVE-2015-7081

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Published Dec 11, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

iBooks in Apple iOS before 9.2 and OS X before 10.11.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an iBooks file containing an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-7013	iBooks in Apple iOS before 9.2 and OS X before 10.11.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an iBooks file containing an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.1% (2.112% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034344
https://support.apple.com/HT205635
https://support.apple.com/HT205637

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Iphone Os Mac Os X

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 7:36 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apple
Published: Dec 11, 2015, 11:00 AM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 7:36 AM
Reserved: Sep 16, 2015, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:31 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 11, 2015, 11:59 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:31 AM

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