Directory traversal vulnerability in Mobile Backup in Photos in Apple iOS before 9.2 allows attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted pathname.
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
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https://support.apple.com/HT205635 | vendor advisory |
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034348 | vdb entry |
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00000.html | vendor advisory |