CVE-2015-7044

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-254 Security Features

Publication date:

11/12/2015

Last modified:

12/04/2025

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.60 HIGH
Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0

7.60

Severity 2.0

HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x::::::::		10.11.1 (including)

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034344
https://support.apple.com/HT205637
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034344
https://support.apple.com/HT205637