CVE-2015-3718

high

Description

systemstatsd in the System Stats subsystem in Apple OS X before 10.10.4 does not properly interpret data types encountered in interprocess communication, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code with systemstatsd privileges via a crafted app, related to a "type confusion" issue.

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032760

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75493

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204942

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2015-07-03

Updated: 2017-09-22

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High