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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.0 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Directory Utility. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 01/11/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-6980 since 09/16/2015. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

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 and running in the context c.

Upgrading to version 10.11.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (86654). See 77709, 78724, 78725 and 78727 for similar entries.

Productinfo

Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Apple

Name

• Mac OS X

Version

• 10.0
• 10.1
• 10.2
• 10.3
• 10.4
• 10.5
• 10.6
• 10.7
• 10.8
• 10.9
• 10.10
• 10.11

License

• commercial

Support

• end of life

CPE 2.3info

• 🔍
• 🔍
• 🔍

CPE 2.2info

• 🔍
• 🔍
• 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.8
NVD Vector: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068

Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

0-Day	unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock
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Nessus ID: 86654
Nessus Name: Mac OS X < 10.11.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
Nessus Family: 🔍
Nessus Context: 🔍

OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 October-15
OpenVAS File: 🔍
OpenVAS Family: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.11.1

Timelineinfo

09/16/2015 🔍
10/21/2015 +35 days 🔍
10/26/2015 +5 days 🔍
10/29/2015 +3 days 🔍
01/11/2016 +74 days 🔍
01/11/2016 +0 days 🔍
01/12/2016 +1 days 🔍
01/25/2016 +13 days 🔍
07/05/2018 +892 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2015-6980 (🔍)
Vulnerability Center: 56133 - Apple MacOS X before 10.11.1 Local Code Execution in Directory Utility, High
SecurityFocus: 85698

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
See also: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 01/12/2016 09:28 AM
Updated: 07/05/2018 08:46 AM
Changes: 01/12/2016 09:28 AM (65), 07/05/2018 08:46 AM (14)
Complete: 🔍

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