CVE-2015-3708 Path traversal in n/a

High 8.8 Published Updated

A local attacker can write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack in kextd, requiring user interaction to install a crafted app.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2015-3708?

CVE-2015-3708 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 3 Jul 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

kextd in kext tools in Apple OS X before 10.10.4 allows attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted app that conducts a symlink attack.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-3708?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2015-3708?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-3708 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2015-3708 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-3708 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Mac Os X vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pr99-p5f4-p6f9.

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