VDB-78335 · CVE-2015-5897 · BID 76910

Apple Mac OS X up to 10.10 Address Book Framework environment access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.10. It has been classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Address Book Framework. The manipulation of the argument environment leads to access control. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2015-5897. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

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 code block of the component Address Book Framework. The manipulation of the argument environment with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Address Book framework in Apple OS X before 10.11 allows local users to gain privileges by using an environment variable to inject code into processes that rely on this framework.

The weakness was published 10/09/2015 by Ilja van Sprundel with IOActive (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-5897 since 08/06/2015. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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-53040†). Similar entries are available at VDB-67455, VDB-68487, VDB-69091 and VDB-78301. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-02 October-15
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.11

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08/06/2015 🔍
09/30/2015 +55 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Researcher: Ilja van Sprundel
Organization: IOActive
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-5897 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-5897
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-78335
SecurityFocus: 76910 - Apple Mac OS X APPLE-SA-2015-09-30-3 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1033703
Vulnerability Center: 53040 - Apple MacOS X Local Code Execution due to an Issue in Address Book - CVE-2015-5897, High

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

Created: 10/12/2015 10:32
Updated: 06/20/2022 14:18
Changes: 10/12/2015 10:32 (54), 02/01/2018 07:07 (16), 06/20/2022 14:18 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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