CVE-2015-6987 Denial of service in n/a
Local attackers can crash applications via crafted bookmark metadata in macOS, requiring user interaction to trigger the flaw.
- 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-2015-6987?
CVE-2015-6987 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 23 Oct 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
The File Bookmark component in Apple OS X before 10.11.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted bookmark metadata in a folder.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-6987?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Mac Os X.
How do I fix CVE-2015-6987?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-6987 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2015-6987 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-6987 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Mac Os X
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r5vx-2gg7-f77f.