PT-2015-3107 · Apple · Os X

Macdefender · Published 2015-12-11 · Updated 2017-09-13 · CVE-2015-7044

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.6

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/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 errors in security settings of the System Integrity Protection feature. It may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context using a specially crafted app with root privileges. The problem arises from the mishandling of union mounts.

Recommendations For Apple OS X versions prior to 10.11.2, update to version 10.11.2 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of apps with root privileges to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-254

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-00317

CVE-2015-7044

Affected Products

Os X

References · 5

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT205637 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-00317 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7044 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1034344 · Note