PT-2015-6316 · Apple · Os X

Aristide Fattori + 1 · Published 2015-07-03 · Updated 2017-09-22 · CVE-2015-3718

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple OS X versions prior to 10.10.4

Description The issue is related to a "type confusion" problem in the systemstatsd component of the System Stats subsystem. This allows attackers to execute arbitrary code with systemstatsd privileges by using a crafted app. The problem arises from systemstatsd not properly interpreting data types encountered in interprocess communication.

Recommendations For Apple OS X versions prior to 10.10.4, update to version 10.10.4 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2015-3718

Affected Products

Os X

References · 5

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3718 · Security Note
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204942 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1032760 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/75493 · Note