CVE-2015-3673
Apple OS X Directory Utility Writeconfig Client Escalation of Privilege
Description
Admin Framework in Apple OS X before 10.10.4 does not properly restrict the location of writeconfig clients, which allows local users to obtain root privileges by moving and then modifying Directory Utility.
INFO
Published Date :
July 3, 2015, 1:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 22, 2017, 1:29 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
10.0
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2015-3673 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2015-3673.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
RootPipe (CVE-2015-1130) and Phoenix (CVE-2015-3673) vulnerability testing utility for Mac OS X 10.2.8 and later
Objective-C
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2015-3673 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2015-3673 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 22, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032760 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 22, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38036/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75493 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 06, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.html Advisory, Patch Changed Reference Type http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204942 No Types Assigned http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204942 Advisory Added CWE CWE-264 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 06, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-3673 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-3673
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.05 }} -0.01%
score
0.17729
percentile