First published: Sun Aug 16 2015(Updated: )
IOFireWireFamily in Apple OS X before 10.10.5 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-3769 and CVE-2015-3771.
Credit: product-security@apple.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Apple iOS and macOS | <=10.10.4 |
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CVE-2015-3772 is a high severity vulnerability that allows local users to gain privileges or cause memory corruption.
To fix CVE-2015-3772, update your Apple macOS system to version 10.10.5 or later.
CVE-2015-3772 affects users of Apple OS X versions prior to 10.10.5.
CVE-2015-3772 is classified as a local privilege escalation vulnerability.
Yes, CVE-2015-3772 can lead to denial of service due to memory corruption.