CVE-2015-5932
Apple OS X Kernel Type Confusion Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
The kernel in Apple OS X before 10.11.1 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging an unspecified "type confusion" during Mach task processing.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 23, 2015, 9:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 26, 2015, 11:43 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
10.0
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2015-5932 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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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-2015-5932.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.html | Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/HT205375 | Vendor Advisory |
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DayOne: Critical Vulnerability Root Cause Analysis Platform
Python JavaScript Ruby HTML Assembly Makefile C Objective-C Shell Dockerfile
simple poc for cve-2015-5932 / cve-2015-5847 / cve-2015-5864
Objective-C C
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2015-5932 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2015-5932 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 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 26, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Evaluator Description <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/843.html">CWE-843: Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')</a> Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT205375 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT205375 Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.html Advisory Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 26, 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-2015-5932 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-2015-5932
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