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CVE-2015-5897

high

Description

The Address Book framework in Apple OS X before 10.11 allows local users to gain privileges by using an environment variable to inject code into processes that rely on this framework.

References

https://support.apple.com/HT205267

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2015-10-09

Updated: 2016-12-08

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/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:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High