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CVE-2015-7024 Details

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Apple OS X before 10.11.1 allows local users to bypass intended Gatekeeper restrictions and gain privileges via a Trojan horse program that is loaded from an unexpected directory by an application that has a valid Apple digital signature.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.7 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.html CVEVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT205375 CVEVendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.html [email protected]Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT205375 [email protected]Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
apple mac os x
<= 10.11.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-7024
NVD Published Date:
Jan 11, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]