CVE-2015-5901 — Sensitive Information Exposure in Apple MAC OS X

CWE-200 — Sensitive Information Exposure3 documents3 sources
Severity
2.1LOWNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 81.16%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MAC OS XApple OS X EL Capitan V10.11
Timeline
PublishedOct 9
Latest updateMay 17

Description

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.

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:L/C:P/I:N/A:NExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDapple/mac_os_x10.10.5

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-pqp8-qh2v-v728: The Secure Empty Trash feature in Finder in Apple OS X before 10↗2022-05-17
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2015-5901: OS X El Capitan v10.11↗
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