CVE-2015-6980 — Apple MAC OS X vulnerability

CWE-2643 documents3 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 68.21%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MAC OS XApple OS X EL Capitan 10.11.1 Security Update 2015-004 Yosemite AND Security Update 20
Timeline
PublishedJan 11
Latest updateMay 17

Description

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDapple/mac_os_x10.11.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-5r45-45gx-4m7m: Directory Utility in Apple OS X before 10↗2022-05-17
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2015-6980: OS X El Capitan 10.11.1, Security Update 2015-004 Yosemite, and Security Update 2015-007 Mavericks↗
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