PT-2015-2292 · Apple · Os X

Dan Bastone · Published 2015-10-09 · Updated 2016-12-08 · CVE-2015-5897

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple OS X versions prior to 10.11

Description The issue is related to the Address Book framework, which has inadequate access control to certain functions. This can be exploited by a local attacker to gain elevated privileges. The vulnerability allows an attacker to inject code into processes that rely on the Address Book framework by using an environment variable.

Recommendations For Apple OS X versions prior to 10.11, update to version 10.11 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the Address Book framework until a patch is available.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-11646

CVE-2015-5897

Affected Products

Os X

References · 5

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT205267 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5897 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-11646 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1033703 · Note