Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.0 Directory Utility access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Directory Utility. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2015-6980. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

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 summary by CVE is:

Directory Utility in Apple OS X before 10.11.1 mishandles authentication for new sessions, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 124182 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2015-007 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2015-10-21-4)).

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 databases at Tenable (86654), SecurityFocus (BID 85698†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-56133†). See VDB-77709, VDB-78724, VDB-78725 and VDB-78727 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 86654
Nessus Name: Mac OS X < 10.11.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 October-15
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.11.1

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09/16/2015 🔍
10/21/2015 +35 days 🔍
10/26/2015 +5 days 🔍
10/29/2015 +3 days 🔍
01/11/2016 +74 days 🔍
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01/25/2016 +13 days 🔍
11/21/2024 +3223 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-6980 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-6980
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-80173
SecurityFocus: 85698
Vulnerability Center: 56133 - Apple MacOS X before 10.11.1 Local Code Execution in Directory Utility, High

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

Created: 01/12/2016 09:28
Updated: 11/21/2024 06:50
Changes: 01/12/2016 09:28 (65), 07/05/2018 08:46 (14), 11/21/2024 06:50 (20)
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