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CVE-2016-5087 Details

Description

Alertus Desktop Notification before 2.9.31.1710 on OS X uses weak permissions for configuration files and unspecified other files, which allows local users to suppress emergency notifications or change content via standard filesystem operations.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:4.4 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/302544 CVEThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/BLUU-A9TJHR CVEThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/302544 [email protected]Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/BLUU-A9TJHR [email protected]Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
alertus alertus desktop notification for os x
<= 2.9.30.1700

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:alertus:alertus_desktop_notification_for_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-5087
NVD Published Date:
Jun 26, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]