CVE-2015-5940 Information

Description

The Accelerate Framework component in Apple iOS before 9.1 and OS X before 10.11.1 when multi-threading is enabled omits certain validation and locking steps which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site.

Reference

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00002.html http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77263 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033929 https://support.apple.com/HT205370 https://support.apple.com/HT205375