4.6
MEDIUM
CVE-2015-5897
Apple Address Book Framework Privilege Escalation
Description

The Address Book framework in Apple OS X before 10.11 allows local users to gain privileges by using an environment variable to inject code into processes that rely on this framework.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 9, 2015, 5:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:34 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2015-5897 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-5897 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple mac_os_x
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2015-5897.

URL Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703
https://support.apple.com/HT205267 Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703
https://support.apple.com/HT205267 Vendor Advisory

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).

None

Objective-C

Updated: 7 months, 2 weeks ago
2 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Dec. 21, 2023, 10:06 a.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

None

Objective-C

Updated: 1 year ago
23 stars 8 fork 8 watcher
Born at : Aug. 3, 2015, 8:38 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-5897 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-5897 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.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 08, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT205267 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT205267 Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-264
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-5897 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-2015-5897 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability