VDB-78338 · CVE-2015-5902 · BID 76908

Apple Mac OS X up to 10.10 Debugging denial of service

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.10 (Operating System). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Debugging. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

The debugging feature in the kernel in Apple OS X before 10.11 mismanages state, which allows local users to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was presented 10/09/2015 by Maksymilian Arciemowicz with CXsecurity (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-5902 since 08/06/2015. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Python. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 10.11 eliminates this vulnerability.

See 67455, 78301, 78310 and 78311 for similar entries.

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 Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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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 🔍
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10/01/2015 +1 days 🔍
10/09/2015 +8 days 🔍
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10/12/2015 +3 days 🔍
06/20/2022 +2443 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Researcher: Maksymilian Arciemowicz
Organization: CXsecurity
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-5902 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1033703
Vulnerability Center: 53144 - Apple MacOS X before 10.11 Local DoS in Kernel - CVE-2015-5902, Medium
SecurityFocus: 76908 - Apple Mac OS X Prior to 10.11 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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

Created: 10/12/2015 10:32
Updated: 06/20/2022 14:26
Changes: 10/12/2015 10:32 (58), 02/02/2018 09:20 (13), 06/20/2022 14:26 (3)
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