CVE-2015-5849

The filtering implementation in AppleEvents in Apple OS X before 10.11 mishandles attempts to send events to a different user, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging a screen-sharing connection.

CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://support.apple.com/HT205267	Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://support.apple.com/HT205267	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 02:33

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html - Vendor Advisory~~	() http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html - Vendor Advisory
References	~~() http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry~~	() http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/HT205267 - Vendor Advisory~~	() https://support.apple.com/HT205267 - Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2015-10-09 05:59

Updated : 2024-11-21 02:33

NVD link : CVE-2015-5849

Mitre link : CVE-2015-5849

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-5849

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

mac_os_x

CWE

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

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