CVE-2015-3760 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2015-3760?

CVE-2015-3760 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 16 Aug 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

dyld in Apple OS X before 10.10.5 does not properly validate pathnames in the environment, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-3760?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2015-3760?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-3760 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2015-3760 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2015-3760 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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