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CVE-2015-7044 Details

Description

The System Integrity Protection feature in Apple OS X before 10.11.2 mishandles union mounts, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app with root privileges.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.html CVEVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT205637 CVEVendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034344 CVE
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.html [email protected]Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT205637 [email protected]Vendor Advisory

see all 6 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-2547PK - Security Features[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
apple mac os x
<= 10.11.1

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-7044
NVD Published Date:
Dec 11, 2015
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]