PT-2015-2279 · Apple · Macos X

Ilja Van Sprundel · Published 2015-10-09 · Updated 2016-12-09 · CVE-2015-5873

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Mac OS X (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is caused by a buffer overflow in the IOGraphics component of the Mac OS X operating system. Exploitation of this issue may allow a local attacker to elevate privileges or cause a denial of service.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-11633

CVE-2015-5873

Affected Products

Macos X

References · 5

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5873 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/HT205267 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-11633 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1033703 · Note