CVE-2015-5849 The filtering implementation in AppleEvents in Apple OS X before 10.11 mishandles attempts to send events to a different user, which allows
Medium 6.8
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Check this codebase for CVE-2015-5849 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2015-5849 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 9 Oct 2015.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5849 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Apple Mac Os X. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5849/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5849/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-5849?
CVE-2015-5849 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 9 Oct 2015.
Official description
The filtering implementation in AppleEvents in Apple OS X before 10.11 mishandles attempts to send events to a different user, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging a screen-sharing connection.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5849?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Mac Os X.
How do I fix CVE-2015-5849?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-5849 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2015-5849 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5849 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Mac Os X
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2rh8-cp97-xxp6.