VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-3704
runner in Install.framework in the Install Framework Legacy subsystem in Apple OS X before 10.10.4 does not properly drop privileges, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.
HIGH 9.3EPSS 9.30%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (9.30%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
runner in Install.framework in the Install Framework Legacy subsystem in Apple OS X before 10.10.4 does not properly drop privileges, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 9.30% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- apple/mac os x
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133547/OS-X-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204942Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75493
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032760
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38138/
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133547/OS-X-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204942Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75493
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032760
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38138/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.