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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.0 (Operating System). This affects an unknown code of the component CoreGraphics. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was shared 10/21/2015 by Mark Dowd (PanguTeam) with Apple as HT205375 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-5926 since 08/06/2015. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:
Multiple memory corruption issues existed in CoreGraphics. These issues were addressed through improved memory handling.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 86654 (Mac OS X < 10.11.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 124172 (Apple Mac OS X v10.11.1 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2015-10-21-4)).
Upgrading to version 10.11.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (86654). The entries 68857, 74877, 74936 and 77709 are related to this item.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 86654
Nessus Name: Mac OS X < 10.11.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.11.1
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT205375
Researcher: Mark Dowd (PanguTeam)
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-5926 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1033929
Vulnerability Center: 53905 - Apple iOS <9.1 Remote Code Execution in CoreGraphics - CVE-2015-5926, Medium
SecurityFocus: 77265 - Apple Mac OS X/watchOS/IOS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entry
Created: 10/22/2015 11:24Updated: 06/24/2022 11:22
Changes: 10/22/2015 11:24 (68), 02/19/2018 09:17 (6), 06/24/2022 11:15 (4), 06/24/2022 11:22 (1)
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