Vulnerabilities > CVE-2015-5902 - Multiple Security vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X Prior to 10.11

047910
CVSS 4.9 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
local
low complexity
apple
nessus

Summary

The debugging feature in the kernel in Apple OS X before 10.11 mismanages state, which allows local users to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Apple
92

Nessus

NASL familyMacOS X Local Security Checks
NASL idMACOSX_10_11.NASL
descriptionThe remote host is running a version of Mac OS X that is 10.6.8 or later but prior to 10.11. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities in the following components : - Address Book - AirScan - apache_mod_php - Apple Online Store Kit - AppleEvents - Audio - bash - Certificate Trust Policy - CFNetwork Cookies - CFNetwork FTPProtocol - CFNetwork HTTPProtocol - CFNetwork Proxies - CFNetwork SSL - CoreCrypto - CoreText - Dev Tools - Disk Images - dyld - EFI - Finder - Game Center - Heimdal - ICU - Install Framework Legacy - Intel Graphics Driver - IOAudioFamily - IOGraphics - IOHIDFamily - IOStorageFamily - Kernel - libc - libpthread - libxpc - Login Window - lukemftpd - Mail - Multipeer Connectivity - NetworkExtension - Notes - OpenSSH - OpenSSL - procmail - remote_cmds - removefile - Ruby - Safari - Safari Downloads - Safari Extensions - Safari Safe Browsing - Security - SMB - SQLite - Telephony - Terminal - tidy - Time Machine - WebKit - WebKit CSS - WebKit JavaScript Bindings - WebKit Page Loading - WebKit Plug-ins Note that successful exploitation of the most serious issues can result in arbitrary code execution.
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id86270
published2015-10-05
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2015-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/86270
titleMac OS X < 10.11 Multiple Vulnerabilities (GHOST)