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HistoryOct 09, 2015 - 5:59 a.m.

CVE-2015-5849

2015-10-0905:59:06
CWE-264
apple
web.nvd.nist.gov
32
cve-2015-5849
appleevents
filtering implementation
apple os x
security vulnerability
access restrictions
screen-sharing connection

CVSS2

6.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

AI Score

5.9

Confidence

Low

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

42.3%

The filtering implementation in AppleEvents in Apple OS X before 10.11 mishandles attempts to send events to a different user, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging a screen-sharing connection.

Affected configurations

Nvd
Node
applemac_os_xRange10.10.5
VendorProductVersionCPE
applemac_os_x*cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS2

6.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

AI Score

5.9

Confidence

Low

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

42.3%