CVE-2015-5889
First published: Fri Oct 09 2015(Updated: )
rsh in the remote_cmds component in Apple OS X before 10.11 allows local users to obtain root privileges via vectors involving environment variables.
Credit: product-security@apple.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Mac OS X | <=10.10.5 |
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Reference Links
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133826/issetugid-rsh-libmalloc-OS-X-Local-Root.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134087/Mac-OS-X-10.9.5-10.10.5-rsh-libmalloc-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/5
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/osx/local/rsh_libmalloc
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76908
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703
- https://support.apple.com/HT205267
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38371/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38540/
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/author
- agent/severity
- agent/weakness
- agent/references
- agent/tags
- agent/type
- agent/event
- agent/description
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/last-modified-date
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- vendor/apple
- canonical/apple mac os x
- version/apple mac os x/10.10.5