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

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Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.10. This affects an unknown function of the component IOGraphics. The manipulation leads to information disclosure (Kernel Memory). This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-5865. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
Details
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. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.
Product
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Vendor
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Support
Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.7VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.6
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Exploiting
Name: Kernel MemoryClass: Information disclosure / Kernel Memory
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
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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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.11
Timeline
08/06/2015 🔍09/30/2015 🔍
10/01/2015 🔍
10/09/2015 🔍
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10/12/2015 🔍
11/21/2024 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-5865 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-5865
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-78317
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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Entry
Created: 10/12/2015 10:29Updated: 11/21/2024 15:35
Changes: 10/12/2015 10:29 (58), 02/02/2018 09:35 (6), 06/20/2022 12:54 (3), 11/21/2024 15:35 (18)
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