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ID

VAR-201601-0069


CVE

CVE-2015-6980


TITLE

Apple OS X Directory utility vulnerability

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sources: JVNDB: JVNDB-2015-006721

DESCRIPTION

Directory Utility in Apple OS X before 10.11.1 mishandles authentication for new sessions, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors. Apple Mac OS X is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability. Local attackers may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with root privileges

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sources: NVD: CVE-2015-6980 // JVNDB: JVNDB-2015-006721 // BID: 85698 // VULHUB: VHN-84941

AFFECTED PRODUCTS

vendor:applemodel:mac os xscope:lteversion:10.11.0

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vendor:applemodel:mac os xscope:eqversion:10.10.5

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vendor:applemodel:mac os xscope:eqversion:10.11

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vendor:applemodel:mac os xscope:eqversion:10.9.5

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vendor:applemodel:mac os xscope:eqversion:10.11.0

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sources: JVNDB: JVNDB-2015-006721 // CNNVD: CNNVD-201601-174 // NVD: CVE-2015-6980

CVSS

SEVERITY

CVSSV2

CVSSV3

nvd@nist.gov: CVE-2015-6980
value: HIGH

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NVD: CVE-2015-6980
value: HIGH

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CNNVD: CNNVD-201601-174
value: HIGH

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VULHUB: VHN-84941
value: HIGH

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nvd@nist.gov: CVE-2015-6980
severity: HIGH
baseScore: 7.2
vectorString: AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
accessVector: LOCAL
accessComplexity: LOW
authentication: NONE
confidentialityImpact: COMPLETE
integrityImpact: COMPLETE
availabilityImpact: COMPLETE
exploitabilityScore: 3.9
impactScore: 10.0
acInsufInfo: NONE
obtainAllPrivilege: NONE
obtainUserPrivilege: NONE
obtainOtherPrivilege: NONE
userInteractionRequired: NONE
version: 2.0

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VULHUB: VHN-84941
severity: HIGH
baseScore: 7.2
vectorString: AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
accessVector: LOCAL
accessComplexity: LOW
authentication: NONE
confidentialityImpact: COMPLETE
integrityImpact: COMPLETE
availabilityImpact: COMPLETE
exploitabilityScore: 3.9
impactScore: 10.0
acInsufInfo: NONE
obtainAllPrivilege: NONE
obtainUserPrivilege: NONE
obtainOtherPrivilege: NONE
userInteractionRequired: NONE
version: 2.0

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nvd@nist.gov: CVE-2015-6980
baseSeverity: HIGH
baseScore: 7.8
vectorString: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
attackVector: LOCAL
attackComplexity: LOW
privilegesRequired: LOW
userInteraction: NONE
scope: UNCHANGED
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
availabilityImpact: HIGH
exploitabilityScore: 1.8
impactScore: 5.9
version: 3.0

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sources: VULHUB: VHN-84941 // JVNDB: JVNDB-2015-006721 // CNNVD: CNNVD-201601-174 // NVD: CVE-2015-6980

PROBLEMTYPE DATA

problemtype:CWE-264

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sources: VULHUB: VHN-84941 // JVNDB: JVNDB-2015-006721 // NVD: CVE-2015-6980

THREAT TYPE

local

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sources: BID: 85698 // CNNVD: CNNVD-201601-174

TYPE

permissions and access control

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sources: CNNVD: CNNVD-201601-174

CONFIGURATIONS

sources:
            
            
            JVNDB: JVNDB-2015-006721

PATCH
title:Apple security updatesurl:https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222
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title:APPLE-SA-2015-10-21-4 OS X El Capitan 10.11.1 and Security Update 2015-007url:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.html
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title:HT205375url:http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205375
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title:HT205375url:http://support.apple.com/ja-jp/HT205375
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title:Apple OS X Directory Utility Security vulnerabilitiesurl:http://www.cnnvd.org.cn/web/xxk/bdxqById.tag?id=59528
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sources:
            
            
            JVNDB: JVNDB-2015-006721 // 
            
            
            
            CNNVD: CNNVD-201601-174

EXTERNAL IDS
db:NVDid:CVE-2015-6980
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db:JVNid:JVNVU92655282
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db:JVNDBid:JVNDB-2015-006721
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db:CNNVDid:CNNVD-201601-174
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db:BIDid:85698
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db:VULHUBid:VHN-84941
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sources:
            
            
            VULHUB: VHN-84941 // 
            
            
            
            BID: 85698 // 
            
            
            
            JVNDB: JVNDB-2015-006721 // 
            
            
            
            CNNVD: CNNVD-201601-174 // 
            
            
            
            NVD: CVE-2015-6980

REFERENCES
url:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/oct/msg00005.html
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url:https://support.apple.com/ht205375
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url:http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=cve-2015-6980
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url:http://jvn.jp/vu/jvnvu92655282/
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url:http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnid=cve-2015-6980
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sources:
            
            
            VULHUB: VHN-84941 // 
            
            
            
            JVNDB: JVNDB-2015-006721 // 
            
            
            
            CNNVD: CNNVD-201601-174 // 
            
            
            
            NVD: CVE-2015-6980

CREDITS
Michael of Westside Community Schools
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            BID: 85698

SOURCES
db:VULHUBid:VHN-84941
db:BIDid:85698
db:JVNDBid:JVNDB-2015-006721
db:CNNVDid:CNNVD-201601-174
db:NVDid:CVE-2015-6980

LAST UPDATE DATE
2025-04-13T20:40:57.433000+00:00

SOURCES UPDATE DATE
db:VULHUBid:VHN-84941date:2016-01-12T00:00:00
db:BIDid:85698date:2016-01-11T00:00:00
db:JVNDBid:JVNDB-2015-006721date:2016-01-13T00:00:00
db:CNNVDid:CNNVD-201601-174date:2016-01-12T00:00:00
db:NVDid:CVE-2015-6980date:2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

SOURCES RELEASE DATE
db:VULHUBid:VHN-84941date:2016-01-11T00:00:00
db:BIDid:85698date:2016-01-11T00:00:00
db:JVNDBid:JVNDB-2015-006721date:2016-01-13T00:00:00
db:CNNVDid:CNNVD-201601-174date:2016-01-12T00:00:00
db:NVDid:CVE-2015-6980date:2016-01-11T11:59:00.103