VDB-78317 · CVE-2015-5865 · BID 76910

Apple Mac OS X up to 10.10 IOGraphics Kernel Memory information disclosure

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A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.10 (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component IOGraphics. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Kernel Memory). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

IOGraphics in Apple OS X before 10.11 allows attackers to obtain sensitive kernel memory-layout information via a crafted app.

The weakness was disclosed 10/09/2015 (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-5865 since 08/06/2015. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370192 (Apple Mac OS X v10.11 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2015-09-30-3)).

Upgrading to version 10.11 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 76910†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-53170†). The entries VDB-67455, VDB-78301, VDB-78310 and VDB-78311 are pretty similar.

Productinfo

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Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

Mac OS X

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License

commercial

Support

end of life

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.6

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Kernel Memory
Class: Information disclosure / Kernel Memory
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-02 October-15
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.11

Timelineinfo

08/06/2015 🔍
09/30/2015 +55 days 🔍
10/01/2015 +1 days 🔍
10/09/2015 +8 days 🔍
10/09/2015 +0 days 🔍
10/12/2015 +3 days 🔍
11/21/2024 +3328 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-5865 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 76910
SecurityTracker: 1033703
Vulnerability Center: 53170 - Apple MacOS X before 10.11 Local Kernel Memory Read Vulnerability in Kernel - CVE-2015-5865, Low

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/12/2015 10:29 AM
Updated: 11/21/2024 03:35 PM
Changes: 10/12/2015 10:29 AM (58), 02/02/2018 09:35 AM (6), 06/20/2022 12:54 PM (3), 11/21/2024 03:35 PM (18)
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