CVE-2011-1516 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2011-1516?

CVE-2011-1516 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 15 Nov 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The kSBXProfileNoNetwork and kSBXProfileNoInternet sandbox profiles in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.x through 10.7.x do not propagate restrictions to all created processes, which allows remote attackers to access network resources via a crafted application, as demonstrated by use of osascript to send Apple events to the launchd daemon, a related issue to CVE-2008-7303.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1516?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2011-1516?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-1516 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2011-1516 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2011-1516 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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