PT-2015-2936 · Apple · Os X

Ian Beer · Published 2015-12-11 · Updated 2017-09-13 · CVE-2015-7063

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 Apple OS X versions prior to 10.11.2

Description The issue is related to a flaw in the kernel loader in EFI, which is associated with insufficient access control. This flaw can be exploited by a local attacker to gain elevated privileges through a specially crafted pathname.

Recommendations For Apple OS X versions prior to 10.11.2, update to version 10.11.2 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-00033

CVE-2015-7063

Affected Products

Os X

References · 5

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-00033 · Security Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7063 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/HT205637 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1034344 · Note