PT-2015-3125 · Apple · Os X

Juwei Lin · Published 2015-12-11 · Updated 2017-09-13 · CVE-2015-7067

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple OS X versions prior to 10.11.2

Description The issue is related to a NULL pointer dereference in the IOThunderboltFamily component, which can be exploited by a local user to cause a denial of service. This is due to errors in pointer handling.

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 access to the IOThunderboltFamily component to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

NULL Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-00335

CVE-2015-7067

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://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7067 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-00335 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1034344 · Note