Apple OS X elevation of privilege 0day vulnerability

Apple OS X formerly Mac OS X is the latest version of Apple's proprietary operating system for the Macintosh computer. Apple OS X version 10.10 contains a DYLDPRINTTOFILE exploit vulnerability in the implementation of certain error logging features, which allows attackers to exploit the...

Unpatched Mac OS X Zero-day Bug Allows Root Access Without Password

Hackers have their hands on something of your concern. A severe zero-day vulnerability in the latest, fully patched version of Apple's Mac OS X is reportedly being exploited in the wild by the hackers. The vulnerability could allow attackers to install malware and adware onto a target Mac, runnin...

Thunderstrike 2 Mac OS X Firmware Worm

A new attack against Intel firmware running in Apple computers is expected to be unveiled at this week’s Black Hat conference. The research is an extension of the Thunderstrike Mac OS X firmware bootkit disclosed this spring that enables the undetectable installation of malicious firmware that...

Untethered TaiG Jailbreak Tool for iOS 8.4 [Mac OS X version] Released

Good news for iOS 8.4 users! The Chinese jailbreaking team TaiG has finally released its long-awaited Untethered Jailbreak tool for Apple's iOS 8.4 mobile operating system for the Mac OS X platform. Yes, TaiG Jailbreak is now officially available for OS X users that will allow you to jailbreak iO...

Writing OS X Malware at Black Hat 2015

Patrick Wardle has one word for today’s generation of Mac OS X malware: lame. Sure there are advanced samples out there developed by nation-state sponsored groups or exploit vendors such as Hacking Team, but for the most part, Wardle says, we’re still talking about malware that are standalone...

VulnCheck KEV: CVE-2015-3090

Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.289 and 14.x through 17.x before 17.0.0.188 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.460 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 17.0.0.172, Adobe AIR SDK before 17.0.0.172, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 17.0.0.172 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a deni...

Wireshark Multiple Denial-of-Service Vulnerabilities-01 (Jul 2015) - Mac OS X

Wireshark is prone to multiple denial of service vulnerabilities. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only CPE =...

Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the kernel extension for Mac OS X of Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client could allow an authenticated, local attacker to cause a denial of service DoS condition. The vulnerability is due to insufficient bounds checking. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafti...

Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 (Jul 2015) - Mac OS X

Google Chrome is prone to multiple vulnerabilities. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only CPE = "cpe:/a:google:chrome"; ifdescription...

Apple Mac OS X Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Hack your Computer

A security researcher has discovered a critical vulnerability in the latest version of Apple's OS X Yosemite that could allow anyone to obtain unrestricted root user privileges with the help of code that fits in a tweet. The privilege-escalation vulnerability initially reported on Tuesday by Germ...

Google Chrome < 44.0.2403.89 Multiple Vulnerabilities

The version of Google Chrome installed on the remote macOS host is prior to 44.0.2403.89. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the 201507stable-channel-update21 advisory. - The Google V8 engine, as used in Google Chrome before 44.0.2403.89 and QtWebEngineCore in...

Adobe Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities - 01 (Jul 2015) - Mac OS X

Adobe Acrobat is prone to multiple vulnerabilities. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only CPE = "cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat"; ifdescription...

Adobe Reader Multiple Vulnerabilities - 01 (Jul 2015) - Mac OS X

Adobe Reader is prone to multiple vulnerabilities. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only CPE = "cpe:/a:adobe:acrobatreader";...

Oracle VirtualBox Unspecified Vulnerability (Jul 2015) - Mac OS X

Oracle VirtualBox is prone to an unspecified vulnerability. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only CPE = "cpe:/a:oracle:vmvirtualbox";...

Microsoft Office Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (3072620) - Mac OS X

This host is missing an important security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS15-070. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only...

Adobe Shockwave Player Multiple Vulnerabilities -01 (Jul 2015) - Mac OS X

Adobe Shockwave Player is prone to multiple vulnerabilities. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only CPE =...

Microsoft Office Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (3057181) - Mac OS X

This host is missing an important security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS15-046. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only...

Adobe Reader < 10.1.15 / 11.0.12 / 2015.006.30060 / 2015.008.20082 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB15-15) (Mac OS X)

The version of Adobe Reader installed on the remote host is a version prior to 10.1.15 / 11.0.12 / 2015.006.30060 / 2015.008.20082. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - A buffer overflow condition exists that allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code. CVE-2015-5093 -...

Adobe Shockwave Player <= 12.1.8.158 Multiple RCE Vulnerabilities (APSB15-17) (Mac OS X)

The remote Mac OS X host contains a version of Adobe Shockwave Player that is prior to or equal to 12.1.8.158. It is, therefore, affected by multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities : - An unspecified memory corruption issue exists due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An...

Google Chrome < 43.0.2357.134 RCE Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)

The version of Google Chrome installed on the remote Mac OS X host is prior to 43.0.2357.134. It is, therefore, affected by multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities in the bundled version of Adobe Flash : - A use-after-free error exists in the opaqueBackground class in the ActionScript 3 AS...