CVE-2015-5889
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2015-10-09 01:00
Modified
2024-08-06 07:06
Severity ?
Summary
rsh in the remote_cmds component in Apple OS X before 10.11 allows local users to obtain root privileges via vectors involving environment variables.
References
product-security@apple.comhttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.htmlVendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133826/issetugid-rsh-libmalloc-OS-X-Local-Root.html
product-security@apple.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134087/Mac-OS-X-10.9.5-10.10.5-rsh-libmalloc-Privilege-Escalation.html
product-security@apple.comhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/5
product-security@apple.comhttp://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/osx/local/rsh_libmalloc
product-security@apple.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76908
product-security@apple.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/HT205267Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38371/
product-security@apple.comhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38540/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133826/issetugid-rsh-libmalloc-OS-X-Local-Root.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134087/Mac-OS-X-10.9.5-10.10.5-rsh-libmalloc-Privilege-Escalation.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/5
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/osx/local/rsh_libmalloc
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76908
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/HT205267Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38371/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38540/
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