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Apple Mac OS X Privilege Escalation Vulnerability-HT207797
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Mac OS X Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.6
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
6 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
This host is running Apple Mac OS X and is prone to privilege escalation vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to poor filesystem restrictions
Affected Software
Affected Software
Apple Mac OS X versions 10.11.x through 10.11.6 and 10.12.x through 10.12.4
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
For Apple Mac OS X version 10.12.x before 10.12.4 update to 10.12.5 and for versions 10.11.x through 10.11.6 apply the appropriate security patch from the reference links.