PT-2016-1057 · Apple · Os X

Patrick Wardle · Published 2016-01-11 · Updated 2016-01-12 · CVE-2015-7024

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.9

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple OS X versions prior to 10.11.1

Description The issue is related to an untrusted search path vulnerability. It allows a local attacker to bypass Gatekeeper restrictions and gain privileges by loading a Trojan horse program from an unexpected directory. This can be done via an application that has a valid Apple digital signature.

Recommendations For Apple OS X versions prior to 10.11.1, update to version 10.11.1 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Untrusted Search Path

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-426

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-00124

CVE-2015-7024

Affected Products

Os X

References · 4

• https://support.apple.com/HT205375 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7024 · Security Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-00124 · Security Note