VDB-78337 · CVE-2015-5901 · BID 76910

Apple Mac OS X up to 10.10 Finder information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.10. It has been rated as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Finder. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2015-5901. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.10 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Finder. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The Secure Empty Trash feature in Finder in Apple OS X before 10.11 improperly deletes Trash files, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading storage media, as demonstrated by reading a flash drive.

The weakness was disclosed 10/09/2015 by Ilja van Sprundel with IOActive (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-5901 since 08/06/2015. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. 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-53137†). The entries VDB-67455, VDB-78301, VDB-78310 and VDB-78311 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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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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Countermeasuresinfo

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: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-5901 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-5901
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-78337
SecurityFocus: 76910 - Apple Mac OS X APPLE-SA-2015-09-30-3 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1033703
Vulnerability Center: 53137 - Apple MacOS X before 10.11 Remote File System Delete Vulnerability in Finder - CVE-2015-5901, Critical

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

Created: 10/12/2015 10:32
Updated: 11/21/2024 12:26
Changes: 10/12/2015 10:32 (58), 02/02/2018 09:17 (10), 06/20/2022 14:24 (3), 11/21/2024 12:26 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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